Stick to the Script...

There are several things that I am actively working on improving as a teacher this semester. The one thing that I rank as most important to work on is "sticking to the script" that I have made for myself. I have a plan that includes arriving to work early and staying to about 5:00pm daily to complete more work instead of taking so much work home with me. The problem I am having is that I have a big heart and I love to help people which is one of the reasons I went to Nusing School. Even though my classroom is in the back of my school I am often call upon to help with emergency situations in the school with students and faculty when they are injured or ill. I have to run all the way to the front of the school and to they other side of the school in response to these calls. I guess you may be wondering by now "where is your school nurse?". Well, we now have a school nurse, however, she is not scheduled to work a full day and she only works three days a week. Now, to make it relevant. Often times I have been called upon during the school day to address immediate issues and after school when I am trying to check my emails, grade student work, and do lesson planning and classroom set-up for the next day. I find that I am not able to complete my own work and then I either have to take more home with me or I have to try to complete it in the morning which is NOT good. I have got to find a way to stick to MY script so that I will be able to complete all the things that are required of me as a teacher since that is the capacity I am hired in. I was recently called to the main office for an injured student and stayed about 45 minutes along with administrators. I have got to figure out a way to say "no" to these types of situations without coming off as rude, non-compliant, or insubordinate.