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Marcie Plummer, Principal

MarciePlummer,

Principal

Marcie Plummer, Principal  October, 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1

A Focused Vision, A Team Approach, New and Additional Staff Make It Possible!

Staff,administration,students,andfamiliesareworkingtogethertomovea21s

CenturyMontereyHighSchoolinthedirectionofacademic,technological,and

socialcontinuousimprovement.

Newprogramsandcoursesarebeingdevelopedandimplementedsuccessfully

Additionalstaffincludes:

2mathteacher 1Englishteacher

1interventionteacher 1College&CareerSpecialist

.5FamilyServiceSpecialist 1.5CampusSupervisors

MHS has not only lowered the size of most classes, but also employed the

personnelnecessarytoimplementandoverseeprogramsthatprovideapositive

llearningenvironmenttosupportyourstudents.

Intervention Support Program

The school-wide intervention support program is a systems approach to

establishingthesocial,cultural,andbehavioralsupportsneededforallstudents

to achieve social and academic success. Our intervention support emphasis

beginswith developinga structure focused onbehavior, character, andwork

ethicexpectations.Staffcontinuesprogressingbydevelopingandimplementing

consequences and rewards systems that focus on positive, preventative

measures; assessing data on an ongoing basis; and continuing strategies fo

placingproblembehaviorontheextinctionlist.Weareemphasizingconsistency

andinclusivenessforallstudentsandstaff.Mr.GeneKradleandMs.Chelse

Warnerareleadersimplementingthisapproach.

Points of Interest

ExtraStaffing,LowerClassSize,

AdditionalCoursespositively

mpactstudentlearning 

NEW  FreshmanAcademyfeatures

he21stCenturySeminarclass 

NEW College&CareerCentercoming

oontoMontereyHigh

This Issue:

AFocusedVision,ATeamApproachp.1

BehaviorInterventionSupportp.1

21stCenturySeminar:FreshmanAcademyp.2

College&CareerCenterComingtoMHSp.2

CommunicationistheKeyp.3(print&save)

  Moving Forward…

Working to Better Prepare 

Students for a Promising Future 

lefttorightupper:Campus

Supervisors–JorgeFavela,Solomon

Ashurst,,Math–ScottTrinkleleft

torightlower:JoaquinRomero,

English–AliciaWelch,College&

CareerCounselingSpecialist–

DoreenGray.

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21St Century Seminar: Preparing Your Student for a Bright Future

Duringthespringof2010,acadreofinterestedMHSteachers,ledbyMr.AaronSanders,designedandarecurrently

implementingMHS’ fourthschool-wideacademy. In its firstpilotyear,the Freshman Academy isfeaturinga new

courseentitled“21stCenturySeminar.”Thecurriculumisrichintransitional,social,andacademicskillsrequiredfor

highschoolsuccessthroughoutastudent’shighschoolcareerandonintoposthigheducationandtheworkforce.

With the help of District leaders, who approved the acquisition of additional required technology supports

communitypartners,suchastheMontereyPublicLibrary,havehelpedmovethecourseforwardwithagreatstart.

Monterey Public Library staff members continue making themselves available to share instruction on research

techniqueskills andshareresearchbasedskillswithMHSstudents.Studentsare benefitting additionallyfromthe

FreshmanAcademyteachers’focusonCornellnote-takingskillsandnextsemester’sexpositoryreadingandacademic

summarywritingcurriculum.Studentsnotenrolledinoneofthefourpilotclassesreceivesimilarsupportinstruction

through other programs, such as AVID 9, Tutorial Support, MAOS Academy, and Language Acquisition classes

 1st Annual Monterey High School College DORES Contest 10/2011 

College & Career Center: An Excellent Resource for You 

WeareeversogratefultohavebeenamongtheMPUSD’sthreecomprehensivehighschoolthatreceivedfundingforthe

developmentandstaffingforaCollege&CareerCenter.AtMontereyHighSchool,theCenterwillbeconstructedwithinthe

school’slibraryduringwinterbreak.Althoughtheactualstructurewillnotbecompletedandfurnishedfullyuntilsummer

theCenterwill function from a temporary,shared facilityon campus. In September,Ms.DoreenGraywasnamed the

Center’sCounselingSpecialist.WithhereducationalbackgroundincounselingandexperiencewiththeMHSstudents,staff,

andadministrationinherpreviousroleastheSPARCAcademysupportpersonnel,Ms.Graywillbeamajorinfluenceinthe

oversightandcollaborationwiththeexistingCounselingDepartment.Overthenextfewmonths,Ms.Graywillbevisiting

withaselectgroupofcollegeandcareercounselorsinboththeSanFranciscoandMontereyBayareastocollaborateand

plantheCenter’scontinueddevelopment.

lefttoright:Com.Tanks,MHS

student,andMr.Sanders

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Communication is the Key: Here’s How to Reach Us

Attendance:831-392-3840attendancedesk;831-392-3837liaisondesk

Ifyourstudentisabsent,pleasecalltheAttendanceOfficewithin24hoursoftheabsencetoreportthereasonanddateoftheabsence

Mrs.KathleenBruno–AttendanceClerk kbruno@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Mr.Randy(RJ)Roach–CommunityLiaison rroach@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Counseling:831-392-3803

Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyourstudent’sacademicplanning,progresstowardgraduationrequirements,and/orStatetesting

(CAHSEE/CSTs),collegeentrancerequirements,SATs/ACTs,oracademyopportunities,calloremailCounseling.

Ms.LauraVelasquez–CounselingOfficeSecretary lvelasquez@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Mrs.PattyDeal–Freshman-FreshmanAcademy/MAOSAcademy pdeal@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Mrs.SusanWalkup–Sophomores–SeniorsA-K/SPED/SPARCAcademy swalkup@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Mr.CarlosTrujillo–Sophomores–SeniorsJ-Z/ELD/ARTCareersAcademy ctrujillo@mpusd.k12.ca.us

CollegePlanningandCareerPlanning:Phone831-392-3831

IfyourstudentisinterestedinexploringUCs,CSUs,orPrivateColleges/Universities,orthecareeropportunitiesstudentscanexplore

throughMHSCareerPathwaysand/orlocalinternships,contacttheCollege/CareerSpecialist.

Mrs.DoreenGray–College&CareerSpecialist dgray@mpusd.k12.ca.us

AcademicInformation:Phone831-392-3846

FamiliescanmonitorstudentprogressthroughtheParentPortal.Ifyouhaven’treceivedyourusernameand/orpasswordandtraining,

contactMontereyHighSchool’sRegistrarforfurtherinformation.

Ms.TinaGonzales–Registrar tgonzales@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Athletics:Phone831-392-3865

Ifyouhavequestionsregardingathleticeligibilityand/orteamsportsofferings,contactMontereyHighSchool’sAthleticDirector.

Mr.Randy(RJ)Roach–AthleticDirector rroach@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Staff :Phone831-392-3801

Teachersareavailabletoreturnphonecallsafterschool,however,mostchecktheiremailmessagesintermittentlyduringtheday.To

reachyourstudent’steacherbyemail,itwouldbebesttoestablishaGmailaccount,sinceotherservicestendtogodirectlytojunkmail

files.Usetheteacher’sfirstinitialandlastname–allinlowercaseletters@mpusd.k12.ca.us.

NicoleSharrah-SchoolOfficeSupervisor Phone831-392-3832 nsharrah@mpusd.k12.ca.us

AssistantPrincipals:Administratorsareavailablebothbyphoneandemail.

Mr.XavierRodriguez,BehaviorIntervention Phone831-392-3834 xrodriguez@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Ms.AlyciaYeh,Counseling Phone831-392-3839 ayeh@mpusd.k12.ca.us

Principal:TospeaktoormakeanappointmentwithMontereyHighSchool’sPrincipal,pleasecontactthePrincipal’sSecretary,whowill

beabletofacilitateyourcall.

ReneeCorbishley-Principal’sSecretary Phone831-392-3833 rcorbishley@mpusd.k12.ca.us

MarciePlummer,Principal Phone831-392-3833 mplummer@mpusd.k12.ca.us

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