Equity Challenge
Mrs. Liz Rodriguez and I presented the results of our school's efforts to support and equitable educational environment last Thursday. We shared out on the school's demographics, historical trends of our minority students, current practices to ensure that ALL STUDENTS ARE VISIBLE, and the outcomes of our efforts over a 7-year period of time. We are finalists in this competition and hope we will receive the recognition I believe our school deserves. We are filled with incredibly kind and caring individuals who have accepted the importance supporting the needs of all students by creating an inclusive educational environment. Regardless of the award, I am very proud to work in this school and of our students, staff, and parents!
Winners will be informed on the 27th of January. I will keep you informed.
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Parent Workshop - Changed to Virtual
I am going to host a Virtual Parent Workshop on January 25, 2022 to talk to the parents about our goals and current strategies to best prepare our students for their college and career endeavors. I will discuss avenues for our parents to add their value by participating in one of more of the following activities:
- Career guest speaker
- Volunteer for school events/activities
- Academic Tutor
- Life skills workshops (time management, stress management, organizational skills)
- Writing college essays
- Interview skill development and resume building
- School advocacy committee to develop and promote school expectations
- Guidance and Main Office activities
- PTO
- School safety monitoring (traffic/duties)
If you are interested, please join us at 6 pm by clicking on the following link:
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Student Leaders
We selected five (5) students to represent our school as part of the TR United Student Leadership Committee this month. The students were selected based on their leadership characteristics (decision-making, communication, collaboration skills, and their positive mindset). Congratulations to Sama Sanad, Brielle Bullock, Arianna Dentato, Ev Bujdos, and Nicole Osiago. I will share out the details of these meetings as we move forward!
Career Speakers
We welcome Mrs. Tara Cunningham, Social Entrepreneur, as part of our College and Career Guest Speaker Lecture Series next month. Mrs. Cunningham will be speaking on topics related to Interviewing Skills, Resume Building, and Jobs for Students with Disabilities. Mrs. Sue Watson will be presenting on careers in Occupational Therapy in February. We look forward to these wonderful workshops and thank Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Watson for their time!
If you are interested in presenting to our students on your respective career topic, please reach out to me at pthomas@trschools.com to set up an convenient day and time. Thank you!
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Toms River High School East
