How have we already arrived at Thanksgiving? It feels like time is flying this year!
As you go into the holiday, please remember that the best way you can serve yourself, your peers, your school, and your district, is to take a break. This isn’t the time to play catch-up. This first long break of the year is about taking time to feed yourself – to feed your heart and your mind. Pick up that book you’ve been meaning to read. Spend some extra time with your spouse or your kids. Stay up late and sleep in the next morning. Laugh until face hurts. Don’t count calories. Take a walk with a friend.
Whatever you do, just don’t check your email after Tuesday afternoon. The job will be there when you get back, but the time you could’ve spent making memories with the people you love won’t be.
I’m thankful for what each of you do for kids; Happy Thanksgiving, friends.
Choose to be Great!
Angelo
Published by Angelo DelliSanti
“Education? You don’t want to do that with your life. You’ve got other plans.” That’s what Angelo DelliSanti’s high school counselor told him his senior year. And she was right—at first. Angelo had spent three years preparing to become a U.S. Navy officer. But an internship with a math teacher during his senior year changed everything. Helping struggling students master algebra sparked a passion for education that would shape his career.
Over the next 15 years, Angelo served as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal, returning to his alma mater to teach World History and later advancing to leadership roles. As a principal, Angelo implemented the Capturing Kids’ Hearts process, leading to remarkable academic gains, increased scholarships, record-breaking graduation rates, and improved school culture. These achievements earned him recognition as the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Principal of the Year in 2018.
In 2022, Angelo joined Capturing Kids’ Hearts as a Leadership Solutions Strategist where he is dedicated to working together with school leaders to create remarkable schools. He holds a Bachelor’s in History and Secondary Education from UNC Charlotte, where he was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. He also completed a Master’s in School Administration and completed all the required coursework for a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from his alma mater, earning the Outstanding Student Philip Morris Educational Fellowship in 2017.
Angelo lives in North Carolina with his wife, Kasey, whom he married in 2008. Together, they enjoy escapes to the mountains and beaches. Angelo’s passions include golf, non-fiction books, cooking, and sharing meals filled with laughter and connection around the table.
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CHOOSE TO BE GREAT 