Buffalo Schools' McKinley High names new interim principal
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MCKINLEY HIGHSCHOOL WILL BE RE-OPENING THIS YEARWITH A NEW PRINCIPALAT THE HELM.
A FRESHSTART AFTER YEARSOF POLITICALMUDSLINGING... ANDTHREE DECADES WITHA POLARIZINGPREDESCESSOR.OUR MADISONCARTER SITS DOWNWITH NAOMI CERRETO TALK ABOUT THEFUTURE..
IN THE MIDSTOF A PANDEMIC..I'M A FIXTURE IN THECITY OF BUFFALO ANDSTUDENTS KNOW THATI ADVOCATE FOR THEMAND ADVOCATE HARD,AND WELL SO THEY'REEXCITED ABOUT THEOPPORTUNITY.NAOMI CERRE SAYSTHE RECEPTION SHEHAS RECEIVED AFTERBEING NAMEDPRINCIPAL OFMCKINLEY HIGHSCHOOL FOR THE2020-21 SCHOOL YEARHAS BEEN POSITIVEFROM TEACHERS,STUDENTS, AND THEIRFAMILIES.HER APPOINTMENTCOMES AFTER YEARSOF ARBITRATION OVERWHO SHOULD BENAMED INTERIMPRINCIPAL AT THESCHOOL.DR. MARCK ABRAHAMRESIGNED THISSUMMER.BE MINDFUL THATDISTRICTS ARERESPONSIBLE TO ABIDEBY OUR CONTRACT, ASWELL.
SO HENCETHAT'S WHY I'M HERETODAY.CERRE'SAPPOINTMENT COMESDURING A DIFFICULTTIME FOR SCHOOLSSTATEWIDE AS THEYCONFRONT THECOVID-19 PANDEMICAND WHAT LEARNINGWILL LOOK-LIKE IN THEMONTHS AHEAD.SO SHE SAYS HERWORK WILL BE TOLEARN TO CONNECT INA NEW WAY.THERE HAS TO BE ALEVEL OF SENSITIVITYIN REGARDS TO EQUITYAND HUMAN RIGHTS.BECAUSE WE ARE IN ARESTORATIVE JUSTICECLIMATE.HER VISION IS TOCREATE A HIGHERSTANDARD OFLEARNING ATMCKINLEY.A STANDARD THATGOES BEYOND "TESTSCORES".WE'RE LOOKING ATTEST SCORES, BUTWE'RE ALSO LOOKINGAT THE QUALITY OF THEPERSON THAT WE'REPUTTING OUT TO THEWORLD.CERRE SAYSMCKINLEY HAS A NEWMANTRA.WE REALLY WANT TOBUILD BETTER ANDCOURAGEOUSCITIZENS.MCKINLEY HAS ALSOPARTNERED WITHLOCAL COLLEGES AND"BEST SELF" TO HELPCRAFT A HOLISTICAPPROACH TO CARINGFOR STUDENTS THAT'SNOT JUST ABOUTACADEMICSEVERYBODY HAS ACASE LOAD OFSTUDENTS THEY'REGOING TO BE WORKINGWITH JUST LIKE I SAIDWITH THE MENTORINGAND THE CHAMPION ASWELL, SO WE'LL BEABLE TO REACH OUTTO THOSE STUDENTSTO SUPPORT THEM FOREMOTIONAL, MENTALHEALTH COMPONENTS.CERREACKNOWLEDGES THEEXTRA-CURRICULARCOMPONENTS THATWILL CONTRIBUTE TOTHEIR SUCCESSINCLUDING ACCESS TOHEALTH SERVICES,INTERNET, AND FOOD.I THINK IT'S IMPORTANTTHAT WE CONNECTDIFFERENTLY WITHOUR STUDENTS, OURPARTNERS, AND OURSTAKEHOLDERSESPECIALLY AS WE'REGOING INTO A VIRTUALWORLD.THIS SCHOOL YEARWILL MARK 31 YEARSOF SERVICE IN BPSFOR PRINCIPAL NAOMICERRE SHE SAYS ONCETHERE'S A DECISIONFROM GOVERNORCUOMO ON WHATSCHOOL WILL LOOKLIKE THIS FALL SHE'LLCONTINUE MAKINGPLANS FOR HERSTUDENTS.
INBUFFALO, MC 7EWN.AND AS SCHOOLDISTRICTSCUOMO ON WHATSCHOOL WILL LOOKLIKE THIS FALL SHE'LLCONTINUE MAKINGPLANS FOR HERSTUDENTS.
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