Dear CCDS Families,
This is the exciting time of the year when we get to wish staff members well on new adventures, open up new opportunities for current staff members, and hire incredible teachers to join our staff.
We wish Christal Proctor and Dave Davis all the best as they head to new schools next year. They have both made incredible contributions at CCDS and have positively impacted our students and colleagues immensely. A big congratulations to Susie Bower who will be retiring at the end of this school year! She will still be the Director for our 6th grade Environmental Camp; we are so lucky to have her continued expertise!
A few staff members will be shifting grade levels and assignments for next year. We are so grateful for the leadership and experience they bring to these roles!
Shifts in grade levels:
Middle School PE and Elementary SEL - Mike Armenta
TK - Nicole Nye
2nd - Renata Hamblet
6th - Miranda Taylor (Spallino)
STEM Specialist- Cindy Towner
Again, we are excited to support the professional growth of our current staff as they take on new roles next year.
We have hired amazing teachers to join our staff. All of them are getting to know their new grade-level teams, are jumping into the summer professional learning we have planned, love teaching and learning, and will be excellent partners in supporting your students in the upcoming school year.
New staff members:
Serena Hawkley - K
Victoria Smyth - K
Grace Taylor - 1st
Denai Rubio - 4th
Our hope is to be able to coordinate our annual tradition of Fly Up Day. It poses a few logistical challenges this year, but we are dedicated to finding creative ways to make it work. If you're unfamiliar with Fly Up Day, it's a time when students "Fly Up" to their class for next year, meet their teacher, and get to meet their classmates. It's been a CCDS tradition for 3 years now, taking place at some point during the last week of school.
We are deep in preparations for the 2021-2022 school year, with plans for students to be learning on-campus Monday-Friday for full days. We will surely update you, but know our intention and plans are for full, in-person instruction.
Warmly,
Wendy
