Just a few months into her first year as principal of Oak Knoll Elementary School in Menlo Park, Calif., Kristen Gracia was on a fast track to burnout.
She'd been assistant principal for four years and felt in command of that job.
But as principal, there was so much more to do, and things were falling by the wayside. She wasn't making enough classroom observations, getting enough sleep, working out, or eating well. When she finally got home, it was a mad dash to feed, bathe, and tuck her children in before powering up her computer to return to work.