As school leaders, we are well aware of the ebbs and flows of the school year. September begins with frenzied excitement to take on the new school year and rally our staff and colleagues to strive for new heights of student achievement. After several months, the initial enthusiasm we started each day with starts to give way to stress from long days, skipped lunches to attend parent meetings or return a phone call, and endless weekend to-do lists. When we arrive at school in t