It is my pleasure to announce that I have been offered the full time position of principal for the 2009-2010 school year. Thank you board members and hiring committee for choosing me from the 19 other viable candidates!
I am thrilled by the opportunities we have ahead of us. We are at the threshold of a unique and exciting time for Flagstaff Academy. We have a strong body of evidence and record of excellence supporting our mission and vision, and with our identity established, we can now fine tune our program offerings and extend a hand further out into the community.
Let's go Dragons!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
May - Growing Together
One of the ways in which we stand apart as Flagstaff Dragons is our ability to respond to a dynamic and ever-changing school environment. We do not simply provide a service to a community; rather, we work in partnership with our community to realize the mission and vision of our school. We solicit feedback through a variety of channels, and we thoughtfully weigh each piece of feedback before moving forward. The Flagstaff brand is not static, and as we look forward to next year, we are proactively developing our school-wide programming in several areas to better meet the needs of our current stakeholders and accommodate incoming students, teachers and families.
Thank you to those of you who have completed our annual parent survey. We are also surveying our students and incoming families in order to further elevate our offerings. If you have not yet completed a survey, please log on to our web page and do so.
We will be growing by nearly 35% next year. In preparation for this growth, I would like to highlight a few new key programming rollouts, which are meant to bring greater instructional effectiveness to our teachers, opportunities to our students, and community to our parents. These changes will accentuate our new, state of the art, facility.
In order to help our teachers better reach our student population, we will restructure our staff training to imbed stronger elements of science and technology, woven together seamlessly by the Core Knowledge curriculum. We rely heavily upon student data to drive our programming, and we want to clearly articulate to our incoming teachers the importance of being able to regularly assess student knowledge, reach them at their instructional level, and help them to discover their full potential.
For parents, we will be establishing stronger communication links through our Infinite Campus parent portal. Currently, this portal gives you access to your child’s grades. Going forward, parents will also be able to monitor individual student learning plans, discipline records, and classroom assessments. Our Library Media Center (LMC) will be our parent hub. The LMC will be open after school to make sure parents have the opportunity to access their parent portal and seek answers to Infinite Campus questions and concerns.
We are also thrilled to be initiating new opportunities for student enrichment at Flagstaff. In the middle school, we are currently surveying students to seek out their personal ambitions for Service Learning. A requirement of every middle school student, Service Learning programs reflect a desire to give back to the world in alignment with the mission and vision of our school. Some of our offerings include Student Mentoring and Ambassador Programs, Online Tutoring and Content-Based web casting, and Science and Technology Lab Assistant opportunities.
We are setting ourselves apart at Flagstaff, and as our brand is further carved into the educational fabric of our community, we can continue to expect the same levels of achievement and growth we have come to rely upon. In my office, my belief in what we are doing is continually reinforced. I spend the first hours of each day with current and incoming families. Our passion and excitement for Flagstaff is unparalleled, and our diligent effort to create the best school possible, for our students, is making a unique and lasting difference.
Thank you to those of you who have completed our annual parent survey. We are also surveying our students and incoming families in order to further elevate our offerings. If you have not yet completed a survey, please log on to our web page and do so.
We will be growing by nearly 35% next year. In preparation for this growth, I would like to highlight a few new key programming rollouts, which are meant to bring greater instructional effectiveness to our teachers, opportunities to our students, and community to our parents. These changes will accentuate our new, state of the art, facility.
In order to help our teachers better reach our student population, we will restructure our staff training to imbed stronger elements of science and technology, woven together seamlessly by the Core Knowledge curriculum. We rely heavily upon student data to drive our programming, and we want to clearly articulate to our incoming teachers the importance of being able to regularly assess student knowledge, reach them at their instructional level, and help them to discover their full potential.
For parents, we will be establishing stronger communication links through our Infinite Campus parent portal. Currently, this portal gives you access to your child’s grades. Going forward, parents will also be able to monitor individual student learning plans, discipline records, and classroom assessments. Our Library Media Center (LMC) will be our parent hub. The LMC will be open after school to make sure parents have the opportunity to access their parent portal and seek answers to Infinite Campus questions and concerns.
We are also thrilled to be initiating new opportunities for student enrichment at Flagstaff. In the middle school, we are currently surveying students to seek out their personal ambitions for Service Learning. A requirement of every middle school student, Service Learning programs reflect a desire to give back to the world in alignment with the mission and vision of our school. Some of our offerings include Student Mentoring and Ambassador Programs, Online Tutoring and Content-Based web casting, and Science and Technology Lab Assistant opportunities.
We are setting ourselves apart at Flagstaff, and as our brand is further carved into the educational fabric of our community, we can continue to expect the same levels of achievement and growth we have come to rely upon. In my office, my belief in what we are doing is continually reinforced. I spend the first hours of each day with current and incoming families. Our passion and excitement for Flagstaff is unparalleled, and our diligent effort to create the best school possible, for our students, is making a unique and lasting difference.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
April - Thoughts As We Go
Moving forward, our lens is clearly focused on relationships. The tremendous drive and dedication of our parents and teachers shows the common desire we all share to create the strongest school around. The key to school relationships is constantly remembering that we are all working on behalf of our greatest investment, the students. Starting with a basic understanding that our students, teachers, and parents are all working to secure the best future possible for Flagstaff will allow us to build strong relationships.
I am inspired by our volunteers. Before the dust has settled from one event, they are off and running with the next. Currently, our volunteers are working on the Parent Partners connection. By taking on this project, our parents are proactively forging relationships with incoming Dragon families. Forming inclusive relationships is critical to the the mission of Flagstaff. Please get involved! As we begin building relationships with our new families, we are working diligently to revitalize old relationships as well. Thank you for the tireless care you put into Flagstaff.
Trying to appropriately articulate the tremendous effort and accomplishments achieved and sustained by our teachers is not easy. Flagstaff's teachers are dedicated beyond comparison. There is not a time too early or an hour too late for our teachers - our school is never empty.Flagstaff teachers are comitted to our school because we have the best programming, community support, and students in the state. We plan on keeping our teacher-body together as we move to our new facility. We have offered every teacher an Intent to Renew form. Although we may have teachers move among different grade levels, and change is always a constant, we plan on retaining every one of our teachers.
Every child, every day. We take every opportunity to recognize individual and group effort in our students. Our students live our Core Virtues, and the Dragon in our cafeteria is quickly filling up with Dragon Scales! Before break, our students were given the yearly chance to demonstrate their skills through CSAP. Congratulations to our students for working with integrity and diligence! Spring is a rejuvenating time. With new Core Knowledge units to explore, math units to master, experiements to ponder, and stories to write, this Spring promises to build with budding excitement as each day brings us closer to our new home!
This time at Flagstaff means a lot to all of us. For teachers, it means packing boxes and picking classrooms. For students it means stepping into an unknown world of promise and wonder. And for many parents, these next months at Flagstaff signify a dream come true. Let's recognize the common dreams we share as we move forward.
Andrew Moore
Acting Principal, Flagstaff Academy
I am inspired by our volunteers. Before the dust has settled from one event, they are off and running with the next. Currently, our volunteers are working on the Parent Partners connection. By taking on this project, our parents are proactively forging relationships with incoming Dragon families. Forming inclusive relationships is critical to the the mission of Flagstaff. Please get involved! As we begin building relationships with our new families, we are working diligently to revitalize old relationships as well. Thank you for the tireless care you put into Flagstaff.
Trying to appropriately articulate the tremendous effort and accomplishments achieved and sustained by our teachers is not easy. Flagstaff's teachers are dedicated beyond comparison. There is not a time too early or an hour too late for our teachers - our school is never empty.Flagstaff teachers are comitted to our school because we have the best programming, community support, and students in the state. We plan on keeping our teacher-body together as we move to our new facility. We have offered every teacher an Intent to Renew form. Although we may have teachers move among different grade levels, and change is always a constant, we plan on retaining every one of our teachers.
Every child, every day. We take every opportunity to recognize individual and group effort in our students. Our students live our Core Virtues, and the Dragon in our cafeteria is quickly filling up with Dragon Scales! Before break, our students were given the yearly chance to demonstrate their skills through CSAP. Congratulations to our students for working with integrity and diligence! Spring is a rejuvenating time. With new Core Knowledge units to explore, math units to master, experiements to ponder, and stories to write, this Spring promises to build with budding excitement as each day brings us closer to our new home!
This time at Flagstaff means a lot to all of us. For teachers, it means packing boxes and picking classrooms. For students it means stepping into an unknown world of promise and wonder. And for many parents, these next months at Flagstaff signify a dream come true. Let's recognize the common dreams we share as we move forward.
Andrew Moore
Acting Principal, Flagstaff Academy
March - Acceptance
Dear Flagstaff,
After careful deliberation with my colleagues and family, I am thrilled to announce my acceptance as Acting Principal of Flagstaff Charter Academy. In the two short years I have been a part of this community, the sense of awe and appreciation I first experienced has not waned a bit. I have never seen such parent support for teachers, nor have I ever seen a board work as hard to secure such an immediate and lasting place in charter school history. Our students are a testament to the success and diligence of our tremendous faculty. Parents, board members, students and teachers, know that I am here to serve you for this interim period, and I will do so with great effort and transparency.
I was humbled by the warm reception I received from our expert staff and savvy parent body. Thank you for your confidence. My door, particularly after C.S.A.P. testing subsides next Friday, is open to you all. I will update the Principal's web page soon, so please stay tuned. As you know, the next 120 days of transition are critical to the future of our school. We will continue to deliver the level of programming we expect from ourselves next year. Our transition will be efficient, calculated, and executed with precision. The partnerships we forge with incoming families promise to enrich our community and extend our academic and scholastic outreach.I look forward to forging new relationships with those of you whom I have yet to meet. Day by day I acquaint myself with more and more students, and day by day my respect for and trust in the greater Flagstaff community grows.
Respectfully Yours,
Andrew Moore
Acting Principal, Flagstaff Academy
After careful deliberation with my colleagues and family, I am thrilled to announce my acceptance as Acting Principal of Flagstaff Charter Academy. In the two short years I have been a part of this community, the sense of awe and appreciation I first experienced has not waned a bit. I have never seen such parent support for teachers, nor have I ever seen a board work as hard to secure such an immediate and lasting place in charter school history. Our students are a testament to the success and diligence of our tremendous faculty. Parents, board members, students and teachers, know that I am here to serve you for this interim period, and I will do so with great effort and transparency.
I was humbled by the warm reception I received from our expert staff and savvy parent body. Thank you for your confidence. My door, particularly after C.S.A.P. testing subsides next Friday, is open to you all. I will update the Principal's web page soon, so please stay tuned. As you know, the next 120 days of transition are critical to the future of our school. We will continue to deliver the level of programming we expect from ourselves next year. Our transition will be efficient, calculated, and executed with precision. The partnerships we forge with incoming families promise to enrich our community and extend our academic and scholastic outreach.I look forward to forging new relationships with those of you whom I have yet to meet. Day by day I acquaint myself with more and more students, and day by day my respect for and trust in the greater Flagstaff community grows.
Respectfully Yours,
Andrew Moore
Acting Principal, Flagstaff Academy
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