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January 2010 Message from Dr. Yuen

Happy 2010!  I hope the New Year brings you great fortune and good luck. 

We are at the halfway mark of the school year and I would like to take you on a mid-year check point and talk about some of the great things our school has done and achieved so far.  I also want to share with you some of our goals for the remainder of the school year.

Before the Winter Break, Towers was one of two schools left in the district that had the old computer network infrastructure and equipment.  Thanks to the school gift from our PTA ($10,000) and a donation from Kaiser Permanente ($2500), this long awaited project was finally completed over the Winter Break.  Towers now has an upgraded network system, which means our internet connection will be faster and more stable than before.  Our next goal is to go wireless so our teachers and students can have access to the internet anywhere on campus.

Our teachers have also done a great job in securing grants from Exxon Mobil for their innovative lessons in math, science, and technology.  This year, Towers teachers received $6944.58 in grant monies to help fund classroom projects in the areas of math and science.  The classroom projects include the purchasing of new technologies for instruction, materials for science experiments, and field trips for students. 

Again, Towers has been named a 2009 California Business for Education Excellence Honor Roll School.  We were selected for our efforts in raising student academic achievement and closing persistent achievement gaps.  For more information, go to www.cbee.org. 

Finally, we are trying to make our morning drop off and after school pick up more safe for our students.  Soon, cars will no longer be allowed to park on the side of the school (green curb area) from 7:30AM to 9:00AM and 1:30PM to 3:30PM.  If any cars are parked during the restricted times, citations will be issued.  A police officer does not need to be present to issue the ticket because they will sometimes use video to capture violators.  Practices such as double parking, waving children to cross the street, or leaving your car unattended (to name a few) will result in a citation.  Our goal is to make the parking lot area safe for our students, as well as our parents.

We often read or hear so many negative things on the media regarding the budget cuts and how they affect schools.  Although Towers is not immune to these cuts, we remain focused on two things: student achievement and student safety.  Towers is continuing to see its test scores improve and is continually working to make the campus safe.  Thank you all for supporting your children’s education and the school.

 Dr. Kaivan Yuen