Oh congratulations, sumnerfan! I know exactly what a grant of tenure means. It's priceless. And, especially in times such as these! I also know what it means to have a wonderful kitchen in the works. OMG. You must be doing the happy dance. Good for you!!!

Oh, yes-congratulations!!

My daughter is going up for tenure this fall so I know exactly what a huge deal this is.

Congratulations summerfan! I am so glad to hear that your school values your hard work and, I'm sure, inspired teaching,

Congratulations, sumnerfan!

Becky

That's wonderful news!

Congrats, what a great achievement!
Pevo

Good for you, sumnerfan! Congratulations!

Big congrats to you! I love hearing good news!

That's awesome news! Teachers certainly do not get the recognition you deserve; it is great to know that your school appreciates you.

Tenure and a new kitchen - looks like 2011 is a good year for you, Sumnerfan!

Good for you. That's a nice, big deal. w

Congrats on your successes, in and out of your kitchen!

Now, why should it be OT to be happy? Thanks for keeping us on point! Well done....

That's great news Summerfan. It is good to know that your hard work is recognized and appreciated. Congratulations:)

Congratulations - that is hard to do with the anti-union vibe going around some states these days!

Good for you! It gives such a relief of mind when undertaking such a big expensive project.

I'm very happy for you!

Congrats!!!!

WOOOOHOOOO!

That's great news Summerfan. It is good to know that your hard work is recognized and appreciated. Congratulations:)

Congrats! You must celebrate.

From one teacher to another---Congratulations!!!

tenure AND a new kitchen! sounds pretty great! hooray for you and congrats! :)

Excellent - congratulations!!!

Wow; I wonder how many of us *are* teachers? Seems to be the profession of choice (though no denominator of course)

congrats. well done you!!
I think tenure is still a big deal!

Congratulations, sumnerfan! That is good news!

Congratulations Sumnerfan, looks like now you have something exciting to celebrate in your new kitchen!

Thanks everyone! I got another piece of good news yesterday. We had a contest between the 8th and 11th grades to see who could get the best average score on the writing assessment. My 8th graders won, and they had more 6s (the top score) than the other group. Since this is the first time I've prepared students for the writing assessment, I was very pleased.

Congrats! This is wonderful news!

I for one appreciate hearing these OT posts - both the good and the not-so-good. As a true TKO, my kitchen project has been so all-consuming, maybe not always in a healthy way. It's so good to be slapped upside the head by real life news & events. Kitchens are well, just kitchens, afterall.

Thanks for sharing! Congrats again.

Great news. Congrats! I live in Florida where they want to do away with tenure. I am in favor of tenure and am happy to hear that you were awarded tenure so now you can securely do your job!

Wonderful news! It's so exciting, when your student do well...congratulations :)