Portfolio

This year I was given the challenge of creating a portfolio which is called Paid for Performance or PforP. There are 13 descriptors where you have to show evidence of what you did in your classroom. I probably spent over a week and many hours on creating the portfolio. All year I collected examples from my students and took pictures of activities they were involved in throughout the school year. I had a huge box that I threw slips of paper, projects, tests, and many many examples of lesson we did.
Today I had a meeting with my Principal to go over the whole portfolio and for her to critique me. I handed it to her and by the cover she said "I should just give you and outstanding right now and you can be on your way"!!! I was hoping she wasn't kidding but then was a bit disappointed for all the hard work I put in I might have only needed a cover page:) I had to wait 30 minutes for her to review it and then was called back in to hear her comments. I was given a 10 and she said that it was outstanding my hard work really paid off. She also wanted to know why I hadn't done it before. From all of the time and effort put into it I think I was afraid to take the challenge. I was up till 2:00am last night putting the final touches into it.
I am so proud of my accomplishments and know that I can do anything that I want to! It is a great sum of money that you receive and I look forward gaining the extra cash. Thanks so much to all the family support, Ms. Weg my co anchor of the operation, and God for getting me through the late nights and frustrations. It is always such an amazing feeling when Pride settles!