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  • A message from our Chief Academic Officer

  • Frances Baez

  • Esteemed Educators, 

    Reflecting on the past year, I want to take a moment to recognize your exceptional dedication to developing future leaders. Your commitment  to  cultivating critical thinkers and engaged citizens continue to inspire me to push for innovation, deepen our collective impact, and foster a learning environment where every student thrives. I am truly grateful for your unwavering focus and impact.

    Our upcoming Summer Professional Development sessions will provide a valuable opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow alongside your colleagues. These sessions are designed to offer tools and strategies to deepen student thinking and learning by: 

    1. Integrating reading and writing to deepen learning.

    2. Enhancing questioning techniques to strengthen student comprehension in preparation for writing.

    3. Exploring innovative strategies to engage students in real-world problem-solving and critical thinking. 

    Session Dates/Times:

    • Thursday, August 7, 2025 and Friday, August 8, 2025
      8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

    Join us in empowering our scholars to thrive, achieve their goals,  and contribute to a better world. 

    In community, 

    Frances Baez, PhD

     

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  • Our Why

    Our mission is to provide every student with a rigorous, culturally responsive education, closing opportunity gaps and empowering ALL students to thrive in college, career, life, and as future leaders.

    This professional learning experience will provide teachers with the tools and strategies to support students in:

    • integrating reading and writing to deepen learning
    • increasing student comprehension through questioning in preparation for writing.
    • applying learning to real-world problem-solving and critical thinking

    Participating teachers will receive planning resources and have time to plan, collaborate and discuss promising practices with peers.
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