Superintendent’s Message 2/16/22
Heath Community,
As we turn the page to the second half of the 2021 – 2022 school year, we have much to celebrate at Heath City Schools. We’ve weathered the pandemic well, serving our students, staff, and community by staying in-person throughout this challenging time and offering a remote option for families who needed it.
We continued to provide opportunities for our students to participate in athletics, theater productions, band and choir concerts and competitions; all these activities contributing to students’ social-emotional well-being.
When we look at our academic results, we are proud of how we weathered the 2020 – 2021 school year. We finished above the state average in all grades and subjects. Like other districts, we saw that our students who learned in-person performed better than students who were remote.
This year, we’re focused on reading, specifically, advancing student literacy at all levels. When students are good readers, it helps them learn in all content areas. To support this, we’re teaching the science of reading. We have hired a Literacy Coordinator to provide teacher professional development, invested in new English Language Arts curriculum for grades K-8, and developed a framework for remediation in grades K-3.
We are not in the place of trying to “get through the pandemic”, instead we are charging ahead, continuing to grow academic performance, and developing our staff to support the long-term needs of our students.
Thank you for your continued support of these efforts. Together we will help our students achieve great success.
Sincerely,
Trevor Thomas, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Heath City Schools