Dear Union Elementary School District Parents and Guardians,
I hope you and your family had a restful and recharging Fall
Break!
At parent-teacher conferences, you learned more about your
child’s first quarter academic and behavioral strengths and areas for
improvement. I am confident that you left with an understanding of how the
teachers will be supporting your child’s learning and what you can do at home
to help your child progress. If you were unable to attend a parent-teacher
conference, please reach out to your child’s teacher. They will set
up a time to talk to you about grades and progress. Even though parent-teacher
conferences happen only occasionally, your on-going communication with the
teacher will help ensure your child makes the progress that will help them
reach their goals in life.
With all of the energy and excitement surrounding
parent-teacher conferences for the first quarter of the school year, you may
have missed that the State Board of Education issued its 2017-18 school report
cards. The A-F letter grade system, measures year-to-year student academic
growth; proficiency on English language arts, math and science; proficiency and
academic growth of English language learners and special education students;
and chronic absenteeism. I am pleased to share that our schools demonstrated
growth in a number of these areas including; student academic growth; English
language proficiency; and performance of our special needs students. I am
thrilled to report that Hurley Ranch demonstrated so much growth that they were
able to improve from a D to a C! Currently our schools are
performing at state average with letter grades of C.
Just as your child’s success takes the cooperation of the
teacher and family, our school and district improvement happens through
community engagement and support. Your investment of time, resources, and
history of support of bonds and overrides has helped us maintain reasonable
class sizes, attract and compensate quality employees, provide full-day
kindergarten, and provide well-rounded education through arts, music, PE, and
STEM. With your continued engagement, our hardworking students, and our amazing
staff, we will continue to improve our performance and celebrate a day in the
near future where all our schools receive all ‘A’s.
This fall will be busy, with many opportunities to be a part
of the Union community, I encourage you to check your school calendar and plan
to attend some of the upcoming events like; Trunk or Treat; soccer matches; PTA
meetings; and school performances. In addition to the quality instruction we
provide for children, these are the special things we do that help make Union
unique. We provide opportunities to come together, build relationships, and
show that education is indeed the foundation of a strong community and future.
Please remember to vote on November 6, 2018. Information
about Union’s upcoming M&O Override continuation can be found here.
We know you have choices for where your child receives their
education and thank you for choosing Union.
Respectfully,
Ms. Kristine Morris
Superintendent (623) 478-5004
[email protected]