Lincoln Academy Principal's Report

Artistic Skills

Each student will:

1. Develop an awareness of and appreciation for nature.
2. Develop an understanding and enjoyment of art and its materials.
3. Develop a knowledge and enjoyment of a variety of musical expressions.
4. Enjoy creative expression through drama, musicals and visual arts.
5. Enjoy and participate in artistic experiences in the community.
   Students are given many opportunities in all of these areas.

Treatment of Parents

With respect to interactions with parents, the Principal shall not cause or allow conditions, procedures or decisions that are undignified, disrespectful, and unnecessarily intrusive or that fail to provide appropriate confidentiality, privacy or information.
Accordingly, the Principal shall not:

1. Fail to inform and educate parents and prospective parents about the school policies and procedures.
2. Fail to establish with parents what may be expected and what may not be expected from the programs offered.
3. Fail to implement a means of informing parents of their students’ levels of proficiency, progress and expectations with respect to District Standards.
4. Elicit information for which there is no reasonable need.
5. Use methods of collecting, reviewing, transmitting or storing student/personnel information that fails to protect against confidentiality and improper access to the material elicited.
6. Discriminate against or fail to constructively respond to any parents.
7. Fail to operate within the guidelines of the Grievance Procedure as stated in the Parent/Student Handbook.
   I have not knowingly done any of these things
   I believe I have worked hard to establish positive relationships with parents

Organizational Health and Viability

With respect to the organizational health and viability of the school, the Principal shall not cause or allow conditions that will jeopardize the existence or renewal of the charter with the School District.
Accordingly, the Principal shall not:

1. Allow excessive student and staff attrition.
2. Fail to implement responsible efforts for staff and student recruitment.
   I have not purposely done either of these things
   We did lose a few families right before the October 1 count for valid, personal and family reasons

Financial Condition and Activities

With respect to the actual, ongoing financial conditions and activities, the Principal shall not operate outside of the budget or cause or allow the development of fiscal jeopardy or a material deviation of actual expenditures from the Board’s Ends Policies.
Accordingly, the Principal shall not:

1. Allow purchases that are inconsistent with Ends Policies and school policies and procedures.
2. Expend more than $5000.00 on a non-budgeted item without prior Board approval.
3. Expend more funds than are available and within budget.
4. Indebt the organization in an amount greater than can be repaid by certain otherwise unencumbered revenues within sixty days.
5. Borrow money without prior Board approval.
6. Use any long-term reserves without Board approval.
7. Conduct inter-fund shifting in the expenditure portion of the budget.
8. Fail to settle payroll and debts in a timely manner and according to applicable law.
9. Allow tax payments, or other government ordered payments or filings, to be overdue or inaccurately filed.
10. Acquire, encumber or dispose of real property.
11. Fail to aggressively pursue receivables after a reasonable grace period.
    I have not knowingly done any of these things
    

October Activities:

Professional Contacts:

• Annual Arvada Police and Arvada Principals Breakfast
• Janelle and I attended the Charter Leaders Breakfast at Peak-to-Peak Academy

Staff Development:

• Core Knowledge Conference with elementary and specials teachers (not great)
• Enoch went to a national PE conference in Breckenridge
• All middle school teachers attended the National Middle School Association Conference right here in Denver

School Activities:

• Creative Minds with Middle School students
• Outdoor Lab for 6th Grade (Great fun)
• Children’s Chorale performance

Observations:

I am on schedule and all teachers I have observed have already received their written summary