LET’S RUN THE NUMBERS
“Are you excited to be principal at ACS next year?” I was asked this question a lot over the summer. I always answered that question without hesitation. YES! Some of you might be wondering, how can he say that? Doesn’t he know what he’s getting himself into? As a recovering math teacher, allow me to run some numbers: 2009-2016—My years as a classroom teacher 196 students 392 parents 588 total 2016-2019—My years as a vice-principal and classroom teacher 112 students 224 parents 40 staff 376 total 2019-2020 —This year as principal 340 students 680 parents 47 staff 1060 total Okay [...]
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To launch the Inside Out blog in 2015, we created this music video to introduce our brave writers. While some of the writers have changed since then, we still feel it celebrates the spirit of who we are and the types of stories we want to share with you. Enjoy!