First and foremost I would like to welcome all of you back for a new and exciting school year.  This is a very special year for me.  This year’s 8^th graders and I started our tenure at Mountain Vista at the same time.  They were scared little first graders and I was a scared new Principal fresh out of the high school classroom as a math teacher.  Eight years have passed in an absolute flash!  In my time here I am very pleased with the progress we have made and even more excited about what we have planned.

 

This year we will institute a new computer program from the Compass Learning Company that will be available to all students in grades 2-8.  As you know, twice per year our students take the MAP test.  MAP stands for “Measure of Academic Progress”.  This is a very thorough test that tells us exactly what our student’s academic strengths and weaknesses are.  The Compass program uses these results from MAP to assign computer lessons for individual students that teach them the material they do not know.  This program is very individualized and the possibilities for student growth are as exciting as anything we have ever done. Last year we put in our second state of the art computer lab to help us institute this new program.  This year we will be installing computer “centers” in each classroom so students can access the program throughout the day.  Students can even log on to this program from home!

 

We will begin our second year as members of the Central Junior High Athletic League.  This was a great move for us last year because the quality of the programs are excellent and we fit very nicely with this league.  The first sports are Volleyball and Tackle Football.  The first Tackle Football practice is Monday August 2^nd.  Volleyball practice starts the first week of school.  Always remember that we are here to serve you and your children.

 

Respectfully,