Kimberly Rues, a PreK-6 librarian in Missouri, has her summer plans in place after finishing what she describes as “the longest year of my teaching career,” she writes in a column for EdSurge.

Her agenda includes “time to tend my flowers, lunch with the girls, walks with the dog.”

Rues writes, “One thing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt: In order to support my teachers, in order to make a difference for kids, in order to bring my best self to the job and support my administration, I have to take time to recharge.”

Read her full column here.