Leadership

Here is some information on the work continuing at Bales. We are incredibly fortunate to be a part of two Major initiatives- Elevate and Project Momentum.

Elevate: Training and Support through the Arizona Department of Education.

Short-term goals

• Develop instructional infrastructure that includes high-quality curriculum and instruction, observation and feedback, and a cohesive assessment system focused on data driven instruction; • improve culture of learning; and • establish systems of talent management. 

Long-term goals

• Improve leadership competencies; • improve teacher practices; • achieve significant gains in student achievement; and • reduce achievement gaps between student subgroups; and • sustain highly effective LEA and school systems

Project Momentum: The aim of this effort is to provide a comprehensive school-improvement model designed to assist students, teachers, and staff members in meeting the goal of increasing student achievement. The model focused on improvements to instructional quality that have proven to advance student learning at a rate needed to offset challenging factors such as the strong correlation between free and reduced lunch percentage and student outcomes on standardized tests. 

The improvement framework for Project Momentum includes the following components:

• Develop positive student-teacher relationships.

• Focus on achieving results.

• Use formative evaluation to improve.

• Deliver effective lessons and targeted intervention.

• Build collaborative efficacy and instructional expertise.

Thank you for your support and commitment to your child’s education. Together, we can ensure that our school community “will be going places!”

Your very proud principal,

Mrs.Tarango