Welcome!

Dear Parents/Guardians,
We have gotten off to a very good start! We have made several changes and I’d like to talk about some of these changes. First of all, with my new role, I now work with the entire school. I work closely with the Coordinator of Instruction for Grades 4 through 8, Susan Schatz, and both of the Educational Planning Coordinators, Gail Solit and Lori Rolnick. Since the Coordinator of Instruction for birth through Grade 3 position has not been filled, I have taken most of the responsibility and am currently working with the ECE (Early Childhood Education) team and grades 1 through 3. Therefore I’m going to work closely with all of the teachers and staff members on both teams. I look forward to also getting to know your children this year.

There is a new class on the ECE team. We have added a Pre-Nursery class targeted for children who are at the age of 2 years old. Most of these children have completed two years in the Parent Infant Program (PIP) and now is ready for the transition between PIP and Nursery. We have a total of 5 children in that class who are all at the age of 2 years old. Brenda has assumed the teaching position for that class. We are currently advertising for an aide position for the Pre-Nursery class. Debbie will continue to be the PIP teacher but now will teach both classes, Monday/Wednesday (babies) and Tuesday/Thursday (toddlers) with Gwen (aide).

The Family Educators, Rosemary for the ECE team, and Tara for Grades 1-3, will continue to be your contact people. Please feel free to contact them at any time with questions you have. They are absolutely wonderful and will be able to help you. They will also refer you to appropriate people if necessary. I will be the contact person for instructional purposes only. You can contact me to discuss class placement or instructional strategies being used. Otherwise, please feel free to contact your Family Educators.

I look forward to working with you this year. I am part of the parents Language Planning group, Family Partnership Model group, and plan to attend all of the PAP (Parents As Partners) meetings and KHSO (Kendall Home School Organization) meetings/events. I hope many of you will also participate in these groups or events. Again, I look forward to working with you this year!

Sincerely,
Maureen Y. Burns
Assistant Principal of Instruction