February employee appreciation

Practical tips, leadership strategies, and professional development for school principals.

It’s February; the beginning of what can be a tough month for keeping staff energy and morale high. At this point in the year, we are entering our 7th month of school and we are tired! We sti…

If you are looking for staff morale ideas in February, look no further! Staff morale ideas don’t need to be time consuming or costly. They can be no prep to low prep and still have a positive, long lasting effect on staff. February can be a hard month for educators. Most people are in survival […]

Every single one of my Valentine gifts for coworkers can work as a way to spread gratitude on Employee Appreciation Day in March or Valentine’s Day in February. Each of these holidays arrives year after year, so I wanted to provide you with the ultimate resource of gift ideas for employees.

Back in the day at my previous school, I used to facilitate a Random Acts of Kindness Week celebration. I was feeling a bit nostalgic about it, so I asked the leadership team at my new school if we...

Tomorrow is February and we all know what that means!!!... Love is in the air!!! At my school, our staff does February Secret Pals.... kind of like Secret Santa but for Valentine's Day. It's just a fun way to keep each other motivated, and it's super fun to give and receive cute little items in your box each day! For one week, we spread some love to our secret pals by placing five small items in their box, one for each day of the week. On Friday, you get to find out who your secret pal is…

Walking into Flanagin’s Bulk Mail Service, customers can expect to see something new. Among the many wonderful things they do to help the community, they have now set up an appreciation station for customers to use in store! Inspired by the city of Royal Oak, Michigan, Owner Donna Flanagin set the station up to encourage […]