Highcroft Drive Elementary

5415 Highcroft Drive
Cary, NC 27519

Proposed school hours 9:15-3:45, pending approval by the WCPSS Board of Education April 13, 2004.

Highcroft Parent Information Sessions

7:00 p.m.

Monday, April 19

Baucom Elementary School

7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20

Green Hope Elementary School

7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 22

Olive Chapel Elementary School

All 3 sessions will be the same. Parents may attend the session that is most convenient.

Principal's Philosophy for Highcroft Elementary School

"People don't care how much we know until they know how much we care." - Author Unknown

Many years ago, I read this quote and it became a guiding principle for me as an educator. In other words, I believe educators must see and care about the child before we view the child as a student. Once a caring, nurturing relationship between teacher and child is established, we can begin our primary function to continue the education of each precious child into a capable, responsible, caring young person.


March 2004

Parents are the child's first and continuing teacher. It is our responsibility, as educators, to work closely with parents to build a trusting, cooperative, collaborative relationship so that, together, we can nurture each child toward his or her intellectual, emotional, and physical potential.

Developing a positive school climate will be created by all the interactions each of us have with one another. It will be important for us to build a cohesive sense of community, especially with all students, parents and staff coming from different schools and backgrounds. Regardless of the colors or mascot our students select, I hope that all members of the Highcroft School community will view themselves as Highcroft Helpers, an attitude that permeates all actions and achievements.

Given a nurturing, safe and secure learning environment, the dedicated staff of Highcroft can proceed with the primary function of our school - to help children learn. I believe school is children's work which they should undertake with interest, enthusiasm, motivation and pleasure.

An outstanding Highcroft staff will provide exciting, hands-on learning activities, based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, research on learning, and best practices of instruction. Students will be held to high standards, both behaviorally and academically. Each child will be successful with our guidance, along with important parental support and assistance.

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Children are our greatest natural resource. I take my educational responsibility to the children of Highcroft Elementary School very seriously. I pledge that I, along with an outstanding instructional staff, will provide caring support, instructional expertise and dedicated commitment to nurture and educate your children while entrusted to our care.

If you have additional questions, you can e-mail them to me. I will answer them as soon as possible. Responses to questions of a general nature will be posted on this website. Once the student assignment plan is approved, I will conduct parent meetings to give you additional information and answer questions. Announcements of these meetings will be posted on this website and communicated through the local news media as well as your current school newsletter. Please help me get the word out to all parents.

In closing, let me say how excited I am to be opening Highcroft. Many years ago, I was a school psychologist and staff member of a new school. After that principal encouraged me to become a principal, I decided that I wanted to open a new school someday. Over the last sixteen years, I have served as principal at three other schools, one in Arizona and two in my native North Carolina. Personally, I am very excited about my own dream coming true. It is my goal for you, as parents, to feel as pleased and excited about Highcroft for your children as I am to be your principal. Let's join together, as a team, to make Highcroft Elementary School the very best.

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