MESSAGE
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
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MICHAEL
ROMERO, SUPERINTENDENT
LOCAL DISTRICT 8
1208 MAGNOLIA AVE
GARDENA, CA 90247
Voice (310) 354-3400
Fax (310) 532-4674 |
I
am honored to have been selected as the Superintendent
for Local District 8. I am committed to serving all
of the constituents in the communities of San Pedro,
Wilmington, Lomita, Harbor City, Carson, Gardena, and
South Los Angeles. We celebrate the magnificent diversity
in Local District 8 and pledge that all of our students
will receive a high quality education in a safe and
nurturing environment.
As
I begin my tenure as Superintendent, I want to share
my priorities with you:
- We
will work to ensure that we provide high quality
instruction and a coherent
and rigorous curriculum
in every classroom to facilitate learning and
achievement at high levels.
- We
will facilitate the use of data to drive all
decision-making and ensure effective core
instruction for all students,
coupled with support and intervention, when
students need extra assistance or accelerated
learning.
- We
will build the capacity of every adult who works
with children through the establishment
of professional
learning communities that translate into
improved teaching and learning.
With
administrators, teachers, staff, parents and community
members working together, we can realize
our vision
of 100% of our students being college prepared
and career ready. Your partnership is critical
to our
success, and I welcome your input on how better
to serve you.
ABOUT
LOCAL DISTRICT 8 Local
District 8's students excel academically
as well as athletically. Park
Western Place is a National
Blue Ribbon School; 7th
Street, Carson
Street and Chapman elementary
schools as well as Harbor
Teacher Preparatory Academy are California
Distinguished Schools; Catskill, Del
Amo, Harbor
Teacher Preparatory Academy, Lomita
Fundamental, 186th
Street, Park
Western, Point
Fermin, South
Shores, and Taper
Avenue are Title I Achieving Schools.
Our high schools routinely compete favorably
in the rigorous California
Academic Decathlon. In addition, many
of our high schools have won city and state
athletic competitions such as football and
tennis.
Parents
and community members are vital partners
in the education of our students and are
provided with numerous opportunities to be
actively involved. At the school site, parents
can volunteer, join PTSA, serve on Title
I or Bilingual advisory committees, or School
Site Advisory Councils. Local District 8
also provides parents and community members
with opportunities to be involved in the
Local District Parent Community Advisory
Council (LDPCAC), Council of Councils, CEAC/ELAC,
and PHBAO.
We
are proud of our students and their accomplishments,
but we acknowledge that there are areas of
needed improvement. Local District 8 is committed
to continuing and improving collaborative
partnerships with all of our stakeholders
- our parents, teachers, administrators,
and community members. Together, we will
strive to provide an educational environment
that eliminates the achievement gap, raises
student achievement for all students, and
provides outstanding instruction in every
classroom in Local District 8.
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