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Letter From Our Principal
Dear Aztec Students and Parents,
Welcome to Guadalupe Centers High School (GCHS), home of the Aztecs! Our dedicated staff is excited to welcome you back for the 2020-2021 school year. If you are new to our school, we are excited you have chosen to join the Aztec Family.
Guadalupe Centers High School, formerly known as Alta Vista Charter High School, originally opened its doors as an alternative school in 1989 to meet the needs of the Latinx community in Kansas City. In 1999, Alta Vista High School was granted charter school status and has been sponsored by the University of Central Missouri ever since. Guadalupe Centers High School has since maintained high standards for academic excellence, earning the honor of Missouri’s Charter School of the Year in 2013. In addition to maintaining high academic standards, Guadalupe Centers High School has also experienced recent extracurricular success. Guadalupe Centers High School’s storied history, academic excellence, and extracurricular success make it one of the premier charter schools in Kansas City.
Our commitment is to provide rigorous and engaging academic and cultural experiences so that students are prepared to positively impact their communities. As we begin the 2020-2021 school year, we urge our students and families to maintain a focus on academic excellence, while also making it a goal to get involved in our school community through extracurricular activities. This will not only make school more enjoyable, but it is also proven to lead to higher academic achievement, an increased rate of high school graduation, and college attendance.
In addition to our focus on academic and extracurricular success, we are also devoted to the social-emotional well-being of each student. Through an emphasis on restorative practices and building strong relationships, we work to support the emotional and developmental needs of all students. It is our goal that families, students, staff, and administrators work closely together to create an educational environment where all students feel safe and valued.
As we are all aware, the current global pandemic (COVID-19) has impacted every facet of our lives. Although school may look different this year, we are dedicated to providing each student with quality education and school experience. If anything is known about the 2020-2021 school year, it is that our success will be dependent upon the partnership between students, families, and GCHS school staff.
This handbook will provide you with school-wide practices, procedures, and policies. If you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to call us at (816) 471-2582. I look forward to working alongside you all throughout this school year!
Sincerely,
Mr. Michael Meaney
Principal, Guadalupe Centers High School
Message from Mr. Meaney
Message from Mr. Meaney
Amazing Aztecs,
I hope you all had a fantastic first day of school on Tuesday and are adjusting well to the virtual learning platform. To best support you all throughout the learning process, our staff has worked tremendously hard to continue refining their craft, while also learning new tools along the way. I am extremely confident that the work we have done, and continue to do, will lead to engaging classrooms, the development of relationships, and ultimately academic success for ALL students.
In order to best support our learning community throughout the duration of virtual learning, we have developed 5 school-wide student expectations that all students should adhere to on a daily basis. Our entire staff will begin enforcing these expectations on a daily basis starting next Monday.
Listed below, you will see our virtual learning expectations and a brief rationale behind each:
Camera On/Face in frame: Keep your camera on at all times during class. Make sure your teacher and classmates can see your face.
Join class a couple minutes early: Log in to class a few minutes early to ensure proper connection.
Use only your first and last name: Your screen name should ONLY be your first and last name. No nicknames are allowed.
Respond verbally when prompted: Just as you would in school, unmute yourself and respond when you're prompted by your teacher. The silence gets AWKWARD...
Work space & posture: Find a quiet space for you to set up for school each day. Make sure you're sitting up straight and paying attention.
Your teachers will be covering classroom expectations with you all on a class-by-class basis. The expectations listed above are non-negotiables that we will follow school-wide. Your teachers will utilize the BIST continuum as needed and communication with your parents will be made if these expectations are not followed.
I look forward to "seeing" you all online as we get the school year up and running.
Best,
Mr. Meaney
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