A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitter users.  If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us.  To let you see what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of April 6, 2014.

1. Congratulations to LYS Coach and Icon, Barbara Fine! She was just named as one of the 75 most influential people for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District during its 75-year history! (By @LYSNation)

2. That which doesn’t kill you, doesn’t kill you. Get back up and try again. (By @JohnMorris419)

3. Strong leadership requires transparent communication.  Failure to have it leaves your followers to create information in the vacuum. (By @blitzkrieg607)

4. Impossible isn’t a fact, it’s an opinion. (By @CoachKWisdom)

5. The most unfair school accountability system is the one that treats the at-risk and the advantaged the same. (By @LYSNation)

6. The number one purpose of open house night is to build relationships. It is not about rules, homework, or permission slips. (By @ToddWhitaker)

7. “Winging it” should not be your plan, your backup plan, or your emergency plan. (By @TinneyTroy)

8. Take away from Final Four so far: Don’t let your rank determine your destiny. Work hard and you may end up #1. (By @christystarrett)

9. The world of a teacher in a tested subject vs. a non-tested subject is slightly different this time of year. (By @BluntEducator)

10. Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. (By @CoachKWisdom)

Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn…

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “Look at Me: A Cautionary School Leadership Tale” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/lookatmebook 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite (Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool) 
• Upcoming Presentations: TASSP Summer Conference (Multiple Presentations); Texas ASCD Summer Conference; ESC 14 Sumer Conference (Keynote Presentation); ESC 11 Summer Conference (Keynote Presentation); NEASP National Conference; The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote Presentation) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook