A colleague and I developed a writing test schedule that affected seventh grade only. As it broke no tradition with previous years, he took the initiative to broadcast it school wide.
At the team leaders’ meeting later that day, however, the principal made it clear that the plan should have been run by him first, so I sent my colleague a note suggesting he do that. He came and talked to me.
“I’m going to go down and talk to [the principal],” he said dourly, “even if it does mean a slap on the wrist.”
“That’s okay,” I said. “I’ve been slapped for lesser crimes. Once I got scolded for singing during a test.”
He left my room grinning.