Message from Superintendent Cruz
Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is my pleasure to welcome both new and returning students & families to the 2020-2021 school year! I would like to thank you for our partnership and collaboration as we work together through the impacts of the COVID-19 virus. Keeping our students, staff, and community safe and healthy has been, and continues to be, our top priority.
We are living in uncertain times and this pandemic is presenting our community with many different challenges, including the implementation of distance-learning. As we navigate this unprecedented long-term school closure, the work around continuity of education and responsiveness to the whole child takes on greater importance.
We are proud of our teachers and staff who are at the center of learning and support for our students. This last year, our students, families and staff shined in various ways from adapting to distance learning to adjusting their living environments to meet the multiple needs of our families. Our role as educators is not only to help our students thrive in the classroom but also to foster caring and compassionate people. To this end, we must invest at all levels to ensure our students succeed academically and become caring adults who contribute positively to society.
We have been very busy this summer with various projects including: hiring new teachers and support staff, summer programs, modernizing certain school sites, planning for full distance learning, and preparing for the 2020-2021 school year. This school year will be very different than any others as we begin in full distance learning. As such, we will be utilizing a new system called Permission Click to share this year’s Student & Parent Handbook and to obtain your electronic consent. We will have some copies available for pick up at each school but our goal is to significantly reduce paper usage in the new school year for both safety and environmental friendly purposes.
I look forward to working with you and your students on accomplishing our daily mission and helping your students become global learners.
Sincerely,
