Some principals will do just about anything to get their students motivated. Here in Fontana, we’ve had principals dye their hair purple, get made into a human ice cream sundae, and even sit on the roof. Dr. Karolee Rosen, Principal of Almond Elementary School, decided to up the ante. She promised her students that if they did their very best on the recent STAR testing, that she would sit on the roof all day long – in her pajamas!

After nearly a month of STAR testing throughout the school, students got to breathe a sigh of relief and come to school in their jammies for Pajama Day on May 22. Said Dr. Rosen, “We needed a day of relaxation after the tests. So everyone came in their comfy PJs and enjoyed the day.”

Dr. Rosen got to “enjoy the day” in her comfy PJs up on the roof of the school. But she had a huge bag of cards, notes, and pictures that students brought outside and sent up to her that kept her going. Said Dr. Rosen, “One little guy even told me not to worry because he would be in my office ‘in charge’ while I was on the roof.”

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