SEPTEMBER 2014
AGLE XPRESSIONS JAMES C. ENOCHS HIGH SCHOOL
3201 SYLVAN AVE • MODESTO, CA 95355
F R O M T H E P R I N C I PA L The Administration, Faculty and staff want to say an enthusiastic welcome to new students and returning students alike. Our theme this year is Culture Trumps Strategy, Every Time. As many of you know at Enochs High School students are academically strong and Teachers educate at a high level of rigor. However, both of these facts mean very little without a caring group of people who work together as a team. Parents you are a big part of this team, and we hope to provide you the information you need though newsletters, social media, and parent meetings to participate in your child’s education each and every day. We encourage you to begin as a volunteer on our campus as well as using Power-School to get up to the moment information regarding grades and attendance, follow the link on our school website. Recently you received an email that included a survey link; the “We Survey” was provided to staff, students and parents to report on the perceived climate at Enochs High School. We are interested in your opinions in order to improve teaching and learning at Enoch. Survey results will be shared with you at a later date. The new state assessments will be part of the junior’s program this year. Last year the junior class piloted the new Smarter Balanced Assessment for the state of California. This year juniors will take the new assessment during a testing window in April and May. The results from the new assessments are completely different than the results from the CST of years past, so please do not try to compare these two results. Enochs Teachers are preparing students for these new assessments, English teachers are utilizing the computers for all benchmark assessments, The math, Social science, science departments are utilizing common core strategies in lessons and on tests. As a schoolwide movement all teachers are using a literacy strategy called close reading. For more information on the SBAC assessments go to smarterbalanced.org. We welcome you to join us on campus as a volunteer, if you have time and are willing to serve on one of many committees please contact Mr. Michael Shroyer at 550-3404.