Change
Construction: I
want to send out a big THANK YOU to our community for your flexibility and
patience with the construction taking place at Heritage. Welcoming 318 students to our building each
day and making sure 318 students get home safely is our priority. Your understanding as we iron out some
wrinkles is greatly appreciated.
Construction crews finished up most of the demolition this weekend and
are now ready to start the building process.
Our students did a great job of tuning out the noise from the
jackhammers and staying focused on learning.
Staffing: We have
a few staffing changes for the 2014-2015 school year. Jessica Freund, first grade teacher, will be
moving on to another role in education. Due to a reduction in numbers for 5th grade
next year, and a need for an additional 3rd grade, Jay Parsons will
be moving to 3rd grade. With
the number of incoming kindergarten students, Heritage will have 2 full day
kindergarten classes and one half day class.
ELL:
Heritage will be the new home for an English Language Learner (ELL)
classroom. Regency Place Elementary is
currently the ELL site for approximately 90 students from 15 different schools,
bussing children from as far away as Madison Place Elementary. Heritage will welcome 25-30 of those 90 students
from 8 different schools. We will serve
our own students who currently go to Regency Place (8 students), plus the ELL
students from Arbor Creek, Black Bob, Briarwood, Brougham, Green Springs,
Madison Place, Scarborough and Sunnyside.
Patrice Miller, who is currently an ELL teacher at Regency Place, will
be our new ELL teacher. We are excited
to have her, along with her experience and expertise, join us next year.
As you can tell, we have many
changes happening at Heritage. Please
let me know if you have questions regarding those or anything else. Thanks again for your understanding
throughout our construction process.
