Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome back to an exciting school year. I hope everyone had a restful summer. We start the year with news to celebrate. We saw gains in all 9th grade CSAP areas: reading, writing, and math. Along with the increase in proficiency, we saw a decline in the achievement gap scores. Freshman Academy was successful, with 174 incoming students joining us during the last week in July.
The staff and I are excited to begin the school year. Many staff members participated in AVID, AP, and teacher leadership training over the summer. Our focus areas for the year will be: analytical writing in all content areas, putting our core values into action, and continuing our work to ensure all student are college and career ready. Our definition of college readiness will be that students are ready for postsecondary options with no need of remediation.
Families are the cornerstone of our work. Parents assisted in a successful schoolwide clean up day and 9th grade BBQ. We look forward to continuing conversations with our families. Back to school night is August 26th from 5:00-7:00 p.m.. A mandatory senior meeting will follow at 7:15 p.m. I look forward to seeing everyone.
Sandra Just
Principal
