Message from the Principal

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome to Clifton High School and the Mustang Academy. Our school is committed to

creating a positive learning environment where students are academically and socially

successful. As part of our strategic plan, we are continuing the methodology of Positive

Behavior Interventions and Supports, a nationally validated framework for creating a positive

school climate. Your children were actively involved in this program at both Clifton Middle

Schools.

At Clifton High School we believe Responsibility, Acceptance, and Respect all lead to Success

which allows our school motto to hold true: “It’s a great day to be a Mustang”!

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports framework is associated with increases in positive

student outcomes (e.g., increase in instructional time) and decreases in conduct infractions as

measured by office conduct referral and suspension data. In New Jersey consistent high fidelity

implementation of PBSIS has resulted in an average of 21% decrease in referrals to the office

for conduct infractions and a 30% average decrease in out of school suspensions.

Through a collaborative team process, we have determined that responsibility, acceptance, and

respect are priorities at Clifton High School, and all staff is expected to implement the

procedures described in this manual. Only through consistent and genuine implementation of

the practices described will we be able to achieve the types of positive outcomes we want to see

at Clifton High School.

For some, change is exciting. For others, change is uncomfortable. Change is necessary to

grow so that we can be the best educational professionals possible, and our students deserve

the best educational professionals.

I look forward to our continued work together and welcome your input and involvement. I invite

you to email me at mdoktor@cliftonschools.net to discuss your suggestions and provide

feedback.

Thank you for your commitment to our students and for working as part of an educational team

to make Clifton High School the best it can be.

Michael Doktor