Superintendent’s Update 4/24/09
Posted April 24th, 2009 in High School, K-8, Superintendent's Update Comments Off
Dear Western Christian Families,
Our long term strategic plan and vision is to make Western Christian Schools the best environment for our kids, including the continued improvement and enhancement of our facilities and landscape areas.
Dr. Sider (our honored Alumnus employee of 50+ years) had two recent visits and was thrilled over the positive changes he has seen. Some of the comments that he made to me on his recent visit were, “These improvements around the campus are absolutely amazing. I am so pleased to see the improvements in Sider Hall. It is finally being used to its full capacity. It is so great to see how wonderful everything is looking and how beneficial this is for Western. I am just so pleased. Really you have all done an amazing job!”
We realize how important it is to invest in facility improvements. Not only does it build a strong sense of Western pride, it also enhances our park like setting, which helps enhance our nurturing safe environment. Our two administrative wings are very old and have been in need of upgrades. This has been in the budget for the past couple of years, in order to maintain quality and safety of our facility for our faculty and also our students.
Recent improvements on the Claremont Campus have included:
- Awning for preschool patio to provide shade
- Awning on north side of pre-kindergarten building for middle school lockers
- Added a conference room in Elementary Administrative Building
- Rebuilt the side patio area and steps to Sider Hall (previously damaged and unusable)
- Fenced the storage area to Sider Hall
- Revamped the old upstairs apartments to include office areas, conference room, staff lounge, remodeled kitchen, and an employee wellness/fitness area
- Gutted old 1950’s kitchen in Sider Hall and transformed area to a small office
- Irrigation and landscaping of courtyard
- Parking lot median
- House demolition which is scheduled for the week of April 27, 2009
- Smart Boards installed in the 5th grade classrooms
- Will relocate Sider Hall offices to accommodate Facilities Director and Technology Coordinator to be within the same location.
Recent improvements on the Covina Campus have included:
- Art Room upgrades
- Smart Boards installed
- Tile installation in the art room and teacher’s lounge
- Main parking lot re-striped
- Ceiling tiles installed in several classrooms
- The above projects have been accomplished through budgeted funds, donations, and parent workers who are dedicated to the vision of Western Christian.
Listed below are scores from our Parent Survey (averages scores from all departments):
- Faculty accessibility 4.3
- Providing Spiritual Atmosphere 4.2
- Caring Environment 4.4
- Biblical Integration 4.3
- Student Appearance 4.3
- Teaching self-discipline 4.1
- Parental involvement 4.7
- General Friendliness 4.4
- School Website 4.0
- Teaching Responsibilities 4.2
- School Spirit 4.0
Thank you for your input on the survey. Your input, suggestions, and positive comments are helping us to evaluate and improve our school. We value your opinions in helping to make us stronger!
For His Kingdom,
Karen Winter, Superintendent
kwinter@westernchristian.org
