{"id":5522,"date":"2022-07-13T01:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:33:50","slug":"back-to-school-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5522","title":{"rendered":"BACK TO SCHOOL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am excited to announce that Melissa is returning to the classroom!<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most of the last two years &#8211; since our return from Haiti &#8211; Melissa has been working as the director of the education team at Clarity. It was important work &#8211; overseeing the sexual risk avoidance curriculum in local schools and the team of educators teaching it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was also stressful work. A large government grant brought opportunities to sharpen the program, but it also brought its share of tensions and demands.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, when an opportunity to reenter the kindergarten classroom came up a few weeks ago, under a principal Melissa knows, respects, and trusts, she was ready to get back in with the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is sad to resign from Clarity, but the classroom is where her heart is happiest and where her gifts shine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those kindergartners are going to have a great year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So allow me to introduce Taylorsville Elementary School&#8217;s newest kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Gross:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-snWnTpR23vzkL3zd4K9xypt1zl_lZPjCdNhG3Xt0QXFFOTi4wzyZ4FI3UzsP7QPHNiGUjUk1x4f0GKiW6jp2z9q6bx4ChfP-SEJOlzl4iHCtTQK2QmdCJfe6EUQ4NeDgi_AUHSc36JTvBzdu5dix4xF75zD_f97BUMj663f37K1ANHHnN_8aDJ1o\/w480-h640\/20220627_165228_HDR%20(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"732\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhq65jhd8W2gZ2lMsop3vsGluTH1A5MpSAd24Q3FtIKhYQivvQnrTZZzqaYBySI6WUnLuVNuh6xXiC8QpHzq9aGs_UK2lF3f-lM4CYxw-4VHxS14htCbLV00GSvOKVesc9zDdBYjP788a3gYRIKjp3Xe_pP4PVYY3-Vo8v0ECJn-EZtk9TkRE8YNgfv\/w480-h640\/20220627_171908_HDR%20(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"993\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh-INbvB3ELRrNOAC9Ig41XkJdbDR3JSZ-yWL2QphbQG9RcYWmbvkXwWLrR1orVDvXqCTMd3FGB4rLeOJ1FeOvX1i-oUpdyGWgQyveDx7emH7_RgGYDVm0LBLbLo5NUXsdHxQMvCbN-eenO5yrsLmqgpS6fUv24xI0IGZZTqljNHvVkb_QpF-FkmQwf\/w480-h640\/20220710_202753_HDR%20(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1438\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa has been smiling this smile for two weeks now.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Bonus: <i>We will have health insurance again! <\/i>\ud83d\ude0e )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am excited to announce that Melissa is returning to the classroom! 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