New principal must listen to student voices BOARD EDITORIAL

In light of the struggles over the past few years, the community has grown, and unity has been one of our greatest strengths.

The new principal needs to not only comfort the school community but also help it address its growing needs such as the need for a more diverse staff, increased transparency between the administration and students and an acknowledgment of student voices.

Diversity should be a priority. As role models for students, teachers and staff must reflect the diversity of the students.

Transparency allows students to have more awareness about what is going on in the school and why it’s going on. Without that transparency, students will feel like various important issues are being hidden from students.

Something as simple as releasing the goals of the school year and progress each quarter would shine light on the progress our school is making towards reaching such goals.

We expect the next principal to continuously take the pulse of the school community, both through observation and regular communication. We would like to view the principal not only as an authority figure but also as an interactive individual.

As students graduate and new students enter high school, our community continuously changes. Our next principal must prioritize acquiring feedback to keep addressing that changing environment.