Principal: David Appling

Enrollment: 694

School Motto:  "Get REAL" - Read Everything, Always Learning.

Grades: K - 6

School Colors: Navy and Red

Awards: 2004 California Distinguished School

Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that supports all students' unique learning styles, empowers them to achieve academic success, and encourages them to become life-long learners and productive members of society.

August 3, 2011

Dear parents and students of Canyon Rim Elementary School,

Welcome back from your summer vacation! flook forward to a successful2011-12 school year! There is much to celebrate at Canyon Rim Elementary School including great parent involvement, student achievement, and teacher dedication. I look forward to continuing the building of a/l the relationships with the students and parents. My first priority is to support teachers in continuing to implement effective strategies and programs that ensure student success.

I will be entering my third year as Principal of Canyon Rim Elementary School. The past two years have been rewarding for me coffaborating with students, parents, and staff of Canyon Rim. Over the last two years, the staff and I have been enhancing the elements that make Canyon Rim ES successful such as Cognitive Guided Instruction, Thinking Maps, ExCEL grouping, English Language Development, data collection and analyzing, differentiation, and interventions. I have been creating a mantra for the staff 'Work smarter, not harder".

As a Professional Learning Community, we will continue to work together to:
• Ensure that targeted and planned learning is an ongoing influence in the workplace
• Create a culture and environment where teacher improvement is nurtured and expected
• Help teachers keep their curriculum knowledge current and their classroom skills sharp
• Cultivate channels of communication, collaboration, and leadership
• Implement innovations that engage both educators and students

I structured the year so that al/ stakeholders would be sharing goals that were directed towards student achievement, student engagement, safe and welcoming schools, and parent/community partnerships. Response to Intervention for the last two years was given a foundation at the school as the Student Success Team and the staff researched the effectiveness of the Rtl process and its make-up. This foundation has been set giving the 2011-12 school year the fresh start of Canyon Rim's fuff implementation with Tier I, Tier II, and Tier /II interventions and strategies.

ST Math, a technology math program, designed to teach and reinforce the learning of grade level math standards will be provided to students twice a week in the computer lab. The program was developed through the Mind Institute and was awarded to our school through a grant donor. We are very fortunate to have this very expensive program and will begin implementation this year for grades 2, 3, and 4.

Working with parents and maintaining their involvement is a huge part of student success. When children see parents on campus, it reflects that school is important and that their learning matters. Teachers at Canyon Rim welcome the support and help each and every day.

I am thrilled to begin another year collaborating with the teachers, parents, students, and community of Canyon Rim continuing to move forward achieving student success.

Again, welcome back-