Principal's Message

June 1, 2025

 

As the 2024-2025 School Year winds down, we are closing out on a very successful year.  This school year had some important milestones the CMC Community reached.  We were able to: buy the building we currently reside in, participate in accreditation and an accreditation visit, work toward another charter renewal, and capture community (students, staff, family) data reflecting the growth of our school and programs.  It is very important to recognize and celebrate the hard work by the CMC Community to hit these milestones.

 

We were able to purchase the building we currently reside in which allows us the ability to sustain our school for the years to come.  With this purchase, we also secured capital funds to help with projects such as:

• • a fence and security for our school
  • a new roof, a new HVAC System
  • a remodel of our storage area upstairs to include storage
  • a small student work room and a classroom
  • new flooring
  • a remodel of our Commons Area
  • interior painting and soundproofing of classrooms

 

In February of this year, we hosted an accreditation visit, where our community (students, staff, families, district, board members) engaged with Cognia Representatives in and out of the classrooms.  This visit was to assess how well we educate our students.  In their report, we received a very high score reinforcing the innovative and amazing things happening at CMC.

 

Also, in February, we received data from our community (students, staff, families) highlighting our strengths and obstacles to address in the next school year.  The data revealed very high nationally ranked outcomes reinforcing our innovative and unique approach to preparing our students for postsecondary options.

 

We also were renewed (unanimously) by North Clackamas School District for another five years as our district report was very favorable to how well we prepare students for postsecondary options.  District representatives engaged our community to measure the level of success in our educational approach.  We were very proud when the report came in as it gave us the opportunity to present all of the wonderful activities we have been engaged in throughout the last five years.

 

As we close out the final month of the school year, we are looking to celebrate all of the accomplishments as a community.  We will do this through our Recognition Celebration and Graduation.  After the Recognition Celebration Ceremony, we will take our students to bowling and provide lunch to celebrate all of the hard work put in by all.

 

This year Clackamas Middle College is graduating 77 students. In this graduating class, our students have earned 4,799 college credits. This equates to an average of 62 college credits per graduate. This provides a savings of almost $500,000 in community college tuition, and over $1.5 million dollars in state university tuition for students and families.  This is a testament to the hard work put in by our students, families, and staff both at CMC and the community college.  We hope that you can join us on May 30th for our graduation ceremony.  The Graduating Class of 2025 deserves this honor!

 

As the year winds down, we are already planning our enrollment process for the 2025-2026 School Year. We are a successful school because of the wonderful families who have come through our program. We want to ensure the quality of our system by enrolling fantastic students just like the ones currently enrolled in our program. If you know anyone who is interested in college opportunities, please have them go to our website and follow the directions under the Apply link.

 

While the 2024-2025 school year comes to a close, it is important for all Clackamas Middle College families and students to check into our website for the latest information regarding activities at CMC.  If you have any questions about anything regarding Clackamas Middle College and it is not posted on the website, please call or email us. 

 

As always, I want to take this opportunity to thank our students, parents/guardians, teachers and other support staff, both at CMC and at CCC for helping our students receive the highest level of education. It is through your hard work and dedication that we can prepare our students for college, work and life after high school.

 

Thanks for your support and best wishes for the end of the school year...

 

… I am College…

 

Brian