Mondays with Mike: Thoughts for Parents Following First Quarter
As we returned from Thanksgiving Break, our Head of School, Mike Runey, began recording these weekly podcasts that give his take on matters that relate to you as a parent and are important to our school community. Mondays with Mike will be a short (10-minute) podcast.
“My goal is to send you a focused message weekly to biweekly on Mondays. My purpose? Sharing with you my perspective as your Head of School on topics that need a bit more context and that are of interest to you. My hope is to deepen your experience as parents at PCA and that you continue to highly value PCA for you child because you know what we are doing and how we are thinking. We, as a school, are committed to getting better, all while we guide your child’s (and their classmates’) growth toward their God-given potential,” says Runey.
Click on the picture above to listen to Mike’s 10-minute message on topics for parents.
1st Quarter Reflections on Grades and Test Scores
You just received report cards a few weeks ago; what do grades on report cards mean to PCA? What are we factoring in? You also reviewed your child’s test scores; what do these scores mean (and don’t) mean? And how does PCA relate these to grades?
I talk about both grades and test scores in the podcast linked below. In our partnership with you, keeping a common perspective on grades (and what goes into them) and test scores help your child grow, quarter-over-quarter, year over year. This combined grades-testing approach has proven effective at PCA for many years with thousands of students. We monitor it regularly at many levels, all focused on inspiring our students (your children) to maximize their God-given potential. Your child’s growth is our goal.
Academically, PCA’s start to the 23-24 school year has been very strong. In many measures it the strongest in the 5 years I have been at our school, as one looks across all the grades and all the subjects. Your kids and their classmates are not only very intelligent, but they also work hard, too!
Our commitment is to partner with your child and you on the growth journey. To that end, we aim to challenge your child in a positive way, so as to foster healthy, sustainable growth across a wide variety of subjects while applying God’s truth to their thinking in many situations. In the future, I will share more on spiritual growth.
Thank you for listening to this episode of Mondays with Mike. I hope you found it helpful. I am always open to your insights and perspectives; one way to connect with me is through the link below; it is also the same link on your parent portal, at the top, and on the QR codes on the many entrances to PCA.
May God continue to bless and guide you and your children.
Next episode: Student Culture–what we are seeing. I will share thoughts on student culture (areas of strength, areas we are working on).