August 1, 2010
To CMC Families:
The staff at Clackamas Middle College would like to welcome you to the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. As you may know, this school year will be like no other at CMC. We are in the process of moving our entire building to a new and more centralized location. With this come many opportunities and challenging obstacles. Once we get this year underway in our new location, our staff, students, families and community will come to realize the potential of Clackamas Middle College for many, many years to come.
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Brian Sien |
Principal |
Clackamas Middle College |
12021 SE 82nd Avenue |
Happy Valley, OR, 97086 |
Phone: (503) 518-5925 |
FAX: (503) 518-5928 |
sienb@nclack.k12.or.us |
The first obstacle that is unavoidable is the unfortunate fact that construction on our building won’t be completed by September 7th. Because of this we will have to move the first day of school for our students back. Our first day of school for students will be Monday, September 20th. This day will be for students new to Clackamas Middle College. We want to show new students on this day the Clackamas Middle College Experience. This day will consist of an orientation to our school, and tours of both the CCC Harmony Campus and the CCC Main Campus. For all other students, school will begin on Tuesday, September 21st. Students who are in our Cohort 1 and 2 Programs and in our CEO Program will begin school with the college on Monday, September 27th.
Another change to our school will be our starting and ending time. School will begin at 8:55am and will get out at 3:00pm. We are in the process of securing our busing, and for students in our district, it looks like we will be able to run buses directly from our students’ boundary high school to CMC in the morning and from CMC directly back to our students’ boundary high school in the afternoon. We will also be able to run shuttles up to Clackamas Community College’s Main Campus and back to Clackamas Middle College’s new location throughout the day. As we secure these times, we will get them out to you and post them on our website.
A positive addition to our program this year is that we will be hosting our Cohort classes on the Harmony Campus (around the corner from our new location). This will allow us to better support our students as they transition to our CEO Program. Our staff will be accessible to all of our students and we want to make all accommodations to make this possible for their success in our program.
Because we will be in a rush to get our new building ready for the start of school, we will need some help from our students and families. If you and/or your son/daughter would like to volunteer to help us get our building ready, please call Janet at 503-518-5925 and let her know. She will be in direct contact with volunteers who are willing to help with such things as: college book checkout, helping teachers move into their classrooms, painting etc…
Last but not least, I am happy to report that CMC has made AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) for the third consecutive year. This is a credit to everyone involved in the education of our students. We believe that CMC offers an innovative first class education to all of our students which can’t be done without your help and support.
We really want your child to be happy and successful at Clackamas Middle College and believe that you play a key role. That role is to continually show interest in and support for your child. The child who knows that his or her family is interested in and supports the school program will almost always have fewer problems in school and will enjoy greater success.
Please share with your child’s teacher any information regarding his or her special needs that will help us better serve your family. We believe that communication among parents, students and teachers is critical in assuring student success.
Below is a reminder of some important information to for your child to follow before he/she comes to school:
- There will be no registration night and no school supplies list. Students just need a binder, pens, paper, and a backpack.
- Please make sure all immunizations are turned in and up-to-date
- The first day of school for students new to Clackamas Middle College is Monday, September 20th.
- The first day of school for all other students in our College Prep Program at our new location is Tuesday, September 21st.
- The first day of school for students who are in our Cohort 1 and 2 Programs (Harmony Campus) and in our CEO Program (CCC Main Campus) is Monday, September 27th.
I want to thank you for your understanding, flexibility and support during this transition. This will be an exciting and successful year for CMC. We will continue to be an “Outstanding” school in our new location.
If you have any questions or concerns, please check out our website listed on this letter for information. We will update newsletters, calendar information, program information, contact information, teacher and classroom information along with reports on how your son or daughter is progressing on a monthly basis. Thank you for your time and we all look forward to meeting you and working with your child this school year.
Sincerely,
Brian Sien
Principal
Clackamas Middle College
