• At some point, I would like to see “responsibility” added as a core value. It is definitely one we work hard to see students apply to their lives.

Emotional/Social Skills

Each student will:

1. Be assisted in developing a good self-image.
2. Develop an appreciation, compassion and respect for others.
3. Experience success in group participation as a leader and follower.
4. Develop self-control and responsibility as a way of life.
5. Develop the ability to meet change, uncertainty and complexity with confidence.
6. Prepare for intelligent, responsible citizenship.

• These are skills that students are constantly encouraged to demonstrate.
• The words self-control and responsibility are used frequently when teachers and administrators work with students.
• The Core Knowledge curriculum addresses citizenship through many lessons that focus on patriotism. Miss Graham had an excellent question following this year’s election: What is our responsibility now that the election is over?

Financial Planning and Budgeting

Financial planning for any fiscal year, or the remaining part of any fiscal year, shall not deviate materially from the Board’s Ends Policies, risk fiscal jeopardy or fail to be derived from a multi-year plan.Accordingly, the Principal shall not allow:

1. Budgeting that contains too little information to enable credible projection of revenues and expenses, separation of capital and operational items, cash flow and disclosure of planning assumptions.
2. Budgeting that plans the expenditure in any fiscal year of more funds than are conservatively projected to be received in that period or saved from previous years and approved for expenditure by the Board.
3. Budgeting that is in violation of applicable law including the TABOR Amendment and the contract with the School District.
4. Budgeting that is in violation of financing agreements and any other relevant contracts.
5. Budgeting that is not based on reasonable assumptions.

• I have not knowingly done any of these things.

November Activities:

Professional Contacts:

• Janelle and I attended the Charter Leaders Breakfast at Peak-to-Peak Academy
• I hired a life coach who specializes in coaching school administrators
• I met with John Kaufman from The Academy. He would like to see some of our 8th graders choose The Academy for their high school education.
• I attended the CLCS conference- several helpful sessions

• All EAs went to a Love and Logic Training
• Anita Gimple and Doreen Jennings attended the National Core Knowledge Conference in Anaheim to present a unit on the Thirteen Colonies

• Chili Cook Off had a great turn out
• Skate Party at US on Wheels had a good turn out as well
• Middle school drama and music students had performances- all successful

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

• AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) measures whether or not individual students are making “adequate” progress. We met 100% of our measurable targets. We cannot be measured on how minorities, IEP students, and other demographic groups are progressing because we have too few in each demographic group per grade.
• Accreditation is a state mandated, district defined tool to measure success on several levels. We were accredited in both our middle school and in the elementary school. For the elementary, we did have to appeal for accreditation. We met 83% of our CSAP targets (60% is required), we met 50% of our non-CSAP Academic Indicators (60% is required), and 100% of our Climate Indicators. The indicators we missed in section 2 all surrounded the Dibels tests for grades K-3. For our appeal, I sent the results of all other tests given in those grades to show that our students had made measurable progress. The district granted our accreditation.
• We will receive our CDE School Report Card later this month.