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Principal's Message
To members of
our school community,
Welcome to a
new school year! I’m proud to be serving as Awtrey’s
new principal. Our school community has been a place
I’ve called home, during the last two years, and this
new position provides me an opportunity to continue the
success we have achieved thus far.
The
significant improvement we earned on this past spring’s
CRCT testing is indicative of the success that we
attained last year. We met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
again, and we demonstrated growth in many areas. While
we are proud of this success, we begin this school year
prepared to meet the challenges of ensuring that each
child in our care is realizing his/her potential.
We will always be improving our level of service, and we
anticipate a greater level of professional satisfaction
as we work together to serve our community’s children.
Our focus on
instruction remains our top priority. We will continue
with our established school improvement goals, and we
will reach new heights as we challenge students to apply
skills as they engage in higher order thinking
activities. Our work with reading and writing across
all content areas, problem solving skills, and
collaborative practices among staff members will
continue and be strengthened this school year. Our
curriculum will model rigor and relevance to ensure that
we are preparing students for future success. Our
motto, “Achieve Here; Succeed Everywhere”, drives our
decisions as we focus on what is best for our students.
The
administrators visited each classroom during the first
week of school to assist the students’ transition to a
new school year. We talked about high expectations, and
we challenged them to do what it takes to be
successful. We addressed the need for them to
demonstrate the will to succeed and their faith in
themselves to believe that anything is possible. Our
Awtrey Attitudes were reviewed, and this year’s theme,
“Success – Whatever it Takes”, will be showcased on this
year’s Awtrey Attitude T-shirts which will be the result
of a student design contest.
I personally
thank you for your efforts to team with us to serve your
child. We are blessed with an amazing staff of
professionals who recognize the need for us to work
together to reach the heights we target. Please reach
out to us to address specific needs or to pursue
additional ways you can support our goals for our
children. Thank you also for the warm welcome I have
received since my new role was announced. I consider it
a privilege to serve you and your family, and I welcome
our partnership to realize the potential of our school
community.
Sincerely,
Jeff Crawford
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