Superintendent Michael B. Gradone
I love kids, and I love reading. This is the best of both worlds!
Dear Truro,
The new school year is about to begin. I'm sitting in my office, having just finished a morning of meetings with excited staff, eager to welcome our students back next Tuesday. The staff is very much like the one that closed the year in June - just a couple of new Ed Assistants, and one back from maternity leave.
The program is evolving, as we continue our commitment to make TCS the very best elementary school it can be, and meet the academic, personal, and social needs of our wonderful kids. We're tuning up both our Reading and Writing programs, taking a closer look at our students' performance, and planning extra support for those who show signs of struggling, before they fall too far behind to catch up. We're adding a new program, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), to help everyone understand how to behave in ways that support happy, well-adjusted students who achieve at high academic levels. We're hopeful both these initiatives will help students and staff to work at higher levels of effectiveness than ever before.
It's been an exciting first couple of years as Superintendent. Most of all, I've come to know and appreciate the remarkable school we have here. Great teachers, supported by an appreciative and generous community; and above all, terrific kids. They're kind, cheerful, helpful, caring - and most of them work really hard at being the best learners they can be. It really is a joy to come to work. Thank you once again for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful little school, in this very special community. I treasure every day at TCS!
All the best,
Mike Gradone
The new school year is about to begin. I'm sitting in my office, having just finished a morning of meetings with excited staff, eager to welcome our students back next Tuesday. The staff is very much like the one that closed the year in June - just a couple of new Ed Assistants, and one back from maternity leave.
The program is evolving, as we continue our commitment to make TCS the very best elementary school it can be, and meet the academic, personal, and social needs of our wonderful kids. We're tuning up both our Reading and Writing programs, taking a closer look at our students' performance, and planning extra support for those who show signs of struggling, before they fall too far behind to catch up. We're adding a new program, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), to help everyone understand how to behave in ways that support happy, well-adjusted students who achieve at high academic levels. We're hopeful both these initiatives will help students and staff to work at higher levels of effectiveness than ever before.
It's been an exciting first couple of years as Superintendent. Most of all, I've come to know and appreciate the remarkable school we have here. Great teachers, supported by an appreciative and generous community; and above all, terrific kids. They're kind, cheerful, helpful, caring - and most of them work really hard at being the best learners they can be. It really is a joy to come to work. Thank you once again for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful little school, in this very special community. I treasure every day at TCS!
All the best,
Mike Gradone
