Dear East Middle School Families,
I hope this newsletter finds you well! I also hope your East Middle student is settling into the school year. Please continue to share your stories and feedback with me. My goal is to keep you informed and your student engaged as we travel this road together.
I wanted to let you know about an upcoming change to our roster. Often, situations dictate coaches to change their starting lineup on the athletic field. East is experiencing one of those moments in the classroom. It will impact a handful of sixth graders and all eighth graders.
Our hearts are with Mrs. Stevens who has had to make (the correct) tough decision to support her family and resign from her position at East Middle. In her short time with us, she has impacted our school significantly. While we are sad to see her go, she is doing what is best for her family and we support her decision completely.
On the opposite side of that coin, we are pleased to welcome Ashley Taylor and Triny Flores onto the EMS staff. Mrs. Taylor has been transitioning into the eighth-grade ELA-Reading position this past week. Ms. Flores is an English Language Learner (Bilingual) Assistant. She will be working with students across the entire school and filling in a much-needed role.
These changes (beginning Monday) will impact us as follows:
First period sixth-grade Math will be taught by Mrs. Lascelle
First-period eighth-grade Math will be taught by Mrs. Coffman
All other eighth-grade Math classes will be taught by Mrs. Keiner-Rummel
All eighth-grade ELA-Reading classes will be taught by Ms. Taylor
While we have to make these line-up changes, I want to assure you we will not compromise our commitment to high-quality instruction.
In partnership,
Principal Allan
East Middle School
