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MASA Mid-Winter Conference Chris Wigent Superintendent, Wayne RESA January 30, 2009 “Lessons Learned”

MASA Mid-Winter Conference Chris Wigent Superintendent, Wayne RESA January 30, 2009 “Lessons Learned”. THANK YOU!. “ In the middle of this road we call our life, I found myself in a dark wood, with no clear path through” - Alighiere. WHAT THIS IS…. My Story

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MASA Mid-Winter Conference Chris Wigent Superintendent, Wayne RESA January 30, 2009 “Lessons Learned”

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  1. MASA Mid-Winter ConferenceChris WigentSuperintendent, Wayne RESAJanuary 30, 2009“Lessons Learned”

  2. THANK YOU!

  3. “In the middle of this road we call our life, I found myself in a dark wood, with no clear path through” -Alighiere

  4. WHAT THIS IS… • My Story • Reflections • Personal • Professional • A “Crosswalk” • Humbling and Difficult (for me) • Some Learning (or Reaffirmation) for All • Time to Focus on the Topic

  5. WHAT THIS IS NOT… ? • “The Last Lecture” • Inspirational • Perfect • Just a Focus on Me (hopefully) • Anything Else You Don’t Want this to Be 

  6. Personal Background • Husband and Father

  7. Professional Background • Classroom Teacher • High School Administrator • Superintendent – 19 Years • Dryden (Lapeer County)……1990 - 1994 • Olivet (Calhoun County) …..1994 - 2000 • Calhoun ISD…………………. 2000 - 2007 • Wayne RESA ………………….2007 - Present

  8. Wayne County School Districts

  9. “The Die was Cast”February 19, 2008 • Tumor Found (plum) • Nasopharyngeal Cancer – Stage 4 • Radiation – 35 Treatments • Chemo – 6 Treatments • “Remission” – October, 2008 • Left Wayne RESA – March 28, 2008 • Returned – January 2, 2009

  10. Lessons Learned

  11. Lessons Learned Change Happens

  12. Lessons Learned “New Normal”

  13. Lessons Learned Communicating Vision is Vital

  14. Lessons Learned Organizations Matter

  15. Lessons Learned Leadership Matters

  16. Lessons Learned We are Not Really in Control

  17. Lessons Learned Patience

  18. “Patience is the art of waiting for life to happen” - Japanese Quote

  19. “Patience is the art of letting life kick you in the teeth!”-Patrick Wigent

  20. Do you have the patience to wait …till your mud settles and the water is clear?Lao-Tzu

  21. Lessons Learned Accept Help

  22. Lessons Learned Family is First – Truly!!

  23. “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over…it became a butterfly” - Proverb

  24. THANK YOU! AGAIN AND AGAIN!

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