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June 2010 Message from Dr. Yuen

June 1, 2010

Dear Towers Parents,

I can’t believe the year is coming to an end.  I must say that this year was definitely a challenging one, especially with the budget crisis and its impact on our school and district.  However, I believe we still achieved some great things despite the crisis.

Our school was once again named to be on the California Business for Education Excellence 2009 Honor Roll.  Towers received the Scholar School Award for our efforts in increasing academic achievement and closing the achievement gap. 

Towers is moving towards becoming a high technology school.  We upgraded our school network system and equipped every classroom with a document camera and LCD projector.  We’re getting ready to become a wireless school and will purchase SMART Boards for select classrooms. 

We provided professional development opportunities to our teaching staff.  Our teachers received training in the areas of writing, math, English language development, technology, and classroom management.  It is imperative that our staff remains knowledgeable in the latest research-based teaching practices that will help our students learn and achieve at school. 

In addition, our students continued to receive activities such as field trips, assemblies, and special events to enrich their learning experience while at Towers.  Due to the support from our PTA, Adopt-A-School Partner Kaiser Permanente, and our School Site Council, we were able to allocate funding for these upgrades and school activities. 

Even though Towers experienced increased class sizes and a decreased school funding, we operated the school as if nothing ever happened.  The school is truly appreciative of everyone’s support, from donating copy paper to the school, to volunteering in the classrooms.  I’ve always felt that Towers has weathered the storm (budget crisis) because of the support from our parents and community.  We do not have a lot of control in the way the State is handling the crisis, but the one important area we have control over is the way we react and respond to the crisis.  I am very proud of the way that everyone has “stepped up” and one by one, carried the school through these harsh times. 

As we prepare to end the school year, Towers would like to wish our departing fifth grade students the best of luck in middle school.  We also want to wish all of our students and families a safe and enjoyable summer.  I want to give a special thank you to Mrs. Amie Nothern for her work as our PTA President, as her term will be ending at the end of the school year.  She has done a great job in preserving many of our PTA-sponsored programs and activities.  At the same time, I want to welcome Mr. Rick Crump to our team.  Mr. Crump is our PTA President-Elect and we’re looking forward to working with him next year. 

Sincerely,

Kaivan Yuen