by: savannah johnston
Kelly Dennis' house in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Her house is in the historic district of the area, and her home was built in 1915.
Dennis works from her kitchen table before having to go to work. This is the spot she sits at and reads emails daily.
Dennis responds to emails while corresponding with her planner. Her job as a school registrar requires her to communicate with existing and potential parents of students.
Dennis lets her dog Ginger out. Ginger is an elderly dog and needs to go outside frequently.
Dennis walking to work. Her job at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School is convenient for her, as it is a five-minute walk to work and she does not need to drive.
Dennis points out houses on the walk to work. She said that this house in particular has an underground tunnel to the neighboring house since it was built in the civil war era.
Dennis passing a student and parent of ANCS. The school is having summer camp this week and there were a couple kids walking outside of the school.
Dennis unlocking the school doors. Dennis has worked for ANCS for over 20 years and her position as registrar allows her to have keys to the school, so she can come and go whenever is needed.
Dennis looking into her office for the first time since renovations. The school recently had the carpet replaced, meaning the workers had to move her stuff off the floor and change the layout a little bit.
The state of Dennis' office. She is the only employee that does not have to share an office with another coworker.
Dennis dusting off her desk. The workers left a coat of dust on top of most of her belongings.
Dennis attending to emails. She has been preparing for the onboarding of incoming students and parents for the fall.
Dennis talking to a new parent. Her job requires her to have contact with parents of new and current students, since it is a charter school there is a lottery and a waitlist with 500 students on it.
Dennis decluttering her office. Going through her belongings made her realize that she could take some of these things home and declutter her office.
Dennis unlocks the board game closet. Dennis found these board games when cleaning her office, which belongs to the after-school department.
Dennis determines the wait list status of a student. When parents call and inquire about these sorts of things, she sorts it out for them.
Dennis reviews a book about after-school activities. Dennis has recently taken on the position of director of after school, which means she has to review team building exercises for the incoming students.
Dennis unlocks her file cabinet. She is the only employee to have access to student records, and they must be locked in a file cabinet with her room locked at all times when unattended.
Dennis calls the communications manager for the school after exiting and realizing a date on the board is wrong. Dennis noticed the mistake and called to get it fixed right away as not to confuse the parents and students.
Dennis talks to the communications manager of the school. She explained that the date mix-up was a mistake but everyone needs to be on the same page that it is wrong.
