Dr. Matt Pearce - Principal

Fourth Quarter 2013

As most of you know, I have accepted an Assistant Superintendent position with the Republic school district for next year. Glendale is a great place to come and work and learn each day, and the decision to apply for this job was not easy. I very much enjoy our students, staff, and community here
at Glendale, and I will always remember the support I received while my youngest daughter was in St. Louis Children’s hospital. The next Principal will be lucky to have such a wonderful school!

A special thank you goes out to the Glendale community for your support of
the recent bond and levy on April 2nd. When looking at the data, it was very
clear that our attendance area helped pass each of these endeavors.

Support of our students and staff are trademarks of the Glendale community. We anticipate that architects will be chosen for the library and cafeteria this summer. The planning phase will last through the fall
with construction most likely to begin in the summer of 2014. During this time
Glendale will also receive wireless upgrades so that any classroom would have the option to use a wireless laptop cart with all students being able to access the internet with a laptop. This is important because it opens up different and new learning opportunities to all students and staff members.

April 23 -24 Glendale students will be arena scheduling. The schedule has
been built using student choices and now students will have the opportunity
to choose the order they would like to take those courses. Students will be
called to the arena based upon their cumulative attendance for the school year.We are very excited about completing our schedule this way, and we look forward to getting student and teacher feedback.

Finally, we recently received our preliminary MSIP 5 accountability report for
the 2011-2012 school year. Glendale was seven tenths of one percent away from being named a high school accredited with distinction, which is a very high honor. The accountability measures have increased dramatically on high schools, and I am very proud to say that Glendale earned such high marks.

We hope that you find this information useful, and if you have any questions please feel free to give us a call at 523-8901. The Glendale announcements
are now on Twitter@ghsdailynews.

GO FALCONS!

Matt Pearce