{"id":2873,"date":"2020-08-18T13:21:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/?page_id=2873"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:09:55","slug":"a-word-from-our-principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/a-word-from-our-principal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Word From Our Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div x-data x-tabs class=\"w-full my-4\">\n        <div x-tabs:list class=\"flex items-stretch gap-4 overflow-x-auto border-b border-gray-300 \">\n                            <button x-tabs:tab type=\"button\"\n                        :class=\"$tab.isSelected ? 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'font-semibold border-b-2 text-gray-800 ' : ''\"\n                        class=\"flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2 text-gray-500 border rounded-t whitespace-nowrap hover:text-gray-800 border-b-white border-y-gray-200 notranslate\"\n                        >Espa\u00f1ol\n                <\/button>\n                   \n        <\/div>\n        <div x-tabs:panels class=\"w-full \">\n                            <div x-tabs:panel><p class=\"py-2\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Dear Madison Families,<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Welcome back!\u00a0 I hope everyone had a nice summer break.\u00a0 We are happy to see you all.\u00a0 I would like to take this time to introduce myself to our new Mustang families.\u00a0 I am Dr. Michael Heiner, principal of Madison.\u00a0 I look forward to serving you and your children throughout the school year.\u00a0 I want to share our successes as well as our goals for this year, as well as a few upcoming events.\u00a0 Again, welcome back!<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Last year we improved in all academic areas.\u00a0 We met many of our goals in literacy and mathematics.\u00a0 We will continue to focus on our structured literacy plan to support all students in reading.\u00a0 Last year we improved our state math scores as well.\u00a0 We were one of the top ten schools in our district in math improvement.\u00a0 We also achieved our highest percentage of Emergent Bilingual students reclassifying to English Proficient in the past four years!\u00a0 I would like to thank all of our families for supporting our attendance initiative. We improved in our Average Daily Attendance as well as lowering our Chronic Absenteeism rate.\u00a0 Research supports a direct correlation between attendance and student achievement. Thank you for your efforts.\u00a0 It was quite a year and we look to build on our successes with additional training for all teachers as well as new research-based programs in math.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">I encourage everyone to join Madison\u2019s PTA.\u00a0 They continue to support family and student engagement with special events such as Movie Nights, Family School Dances, Field Days, Color Runs, and many activities throughout the year.\u00a0 Please reach out to our Family and Community Engagement Specialist (FACES), Mrs. Ana Aguilar if you have any questions.\u00a0 This also applies to volunteering.\u00a0 If you are interested in volunteering for events or in class support please contact us or go to the links on our website.\u00a0 Mrs. Aguilar is happy to help you through this process.\u00a0 You can reach her by contacting our office at 714-517-8935.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Communication is a big part of our partnership.\u00a0 My goal is to provide a letter each month highlighting our successes, challenges, events, and engagement opportunities.\u00a0 I look forward to a wonderful and successful year, working together with all of you.\u00a0 As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.\u00a0 I am here to serve.\u00a0 Wishing all of you a great year where every student is \u201cRooted In Strength Reaching For Success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Best wishes, and Go Mustangs!<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Dr. Heiner<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><br \/>\n<!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Dates to Remember<\/h2>\n<p class=\"py-2\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><br \/>\n<!-- wp:flexible-table-block\/table --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<th>Time\/Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Madison Volunteer Day<\/td>\n<td>August 15, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Back To School Night<\/td>\n<td>August 20, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Holiday, No School<\/td>\n<td>September 1, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coffee Chat with the Principal and Vice Principal<\/td>\n<td>September 3, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fall Picture Day<\/td>\n<td>September 5, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PTA Catalog Fundraiser<\/td>\n<td>September 8-12, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teacher\/Parent Conferences<\/td>\n<td>September 18-19, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum Days<\/td>\n<td>Wednesday, August 20, 2025<br \/>\nWednesday, August 27, 2025<br \/>\nWednesday, September 17, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n                            <div x-tabs:panel><p class=\"py-2\">Estimadas familias de Madison:<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">\u00a1Bienvenidos de nuevo! Espero que hayan tenido unas felices vacaciones de verano. Nos alegra verlos a todos. Aprovecho para presentarme a nuestras nuevas familias Mustang. Soy el Dr. Michael Heiner, director de Madison. Espero con gusto servirles a ustedes y a sus hijos durante el a\u00f1o escolar. Quiero compartir nuestros \u00e9xitos, as\u00ed como nuestras metas para este a\u00f1o, y algunos eventos pr\u00f3ximos. \u00a1Bienvenidos de nuevo!<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">El a\u00f1o pasado mejoramos en todas las \u00e1reas acad\u00e9micas. Cumplimos muchas de nuestras metas en alfabetizaci\u00f3n y matem\u00e1ticas. Continuaremos enfoc\u00e1ndonos en nuestro plan de alfabetizaci\u00f3n estructurado para apoyar a todos los estudiantes en la lectura. El a\u00f1o pasado tambi\u00e9n mejoramos nuestras calificaciones estatales en matem\u00e1ticas. Fuimos una de las diez mejores escuelas de nuestro distrito en mejora de matem\u00e1ticas. \u00a1Tambi\u00e9n logramos nuestro porcentaje m\u00e1s alto de estudiantes biling\u00fces emergentes reclasificados a competentes en ingl\u00e9s en los \u00faltimos cuatro a\u00f1os! Quisiera agradecer a todas nuestras familias por apoyar nuestra iniciativa de asistencia. Mejoramos nuestra asistencia diaria promedio y redujimos nuestra tasa de ausentismo cr\u00f3nico. Las investigaciones respaldan una correlaci\u00f3n directa entre la asistencia y el rendimiento estudiantil. Gracias por su esfuerzo. Fue un a\u00f1o muy interesante y esperamos aprovechar nuestros \u00e9xitos con capacitaci\u00f3n adicional para todos los maestros, as\u00ed como con nuevos programas de matem\u00e1ticas basados en la investigaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Los invito a todos a unirse a la Asociaci\u00f3n de Padres y Maestros (PTA) de Madison. Contin\u00faan apoyando la participaci\u00f3n de familias y estudiantes con eventos especiales como Noches de Cine, Bailes Escolares Familiares, D\u00edas de Campo, Carreras de Colores y muchas otras actividades durante todo el a\u00f1o. Si tienen alguna pregunta, por favor, contacten a nuestra Especialista en la Participaci\u00f3n Familiar y Comunitaria (FACES), la Sra. Ana Aguilar. Esto tambi\u00e9n aplica al voluntariado. Si les interesa ser voluntarios para eventos o para brindar apoyo en clase, cont\u00e1ctenos o visite los enlaces en nuestro sitio web. La Sra. Aguilar estar\u00e1 encantada de ayudarles en este proceso. Pueden contactarla en nuestra oficina al 714-517-8935.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">La comunicaci\u00f3n es una parte fundamental de nuestra colaboraci\u00f3n. Mi objetivo es enviar una carta mensual destacando nuestros \u00e9xitos, desaf\u00edos, eventos y oportunidades de participaci\u00f3n. Espero un a\u00f1o maravilloso y exitoso, trabajando junto a todos ustedes. Como siempre, si tienen alguna pregunta o inquietud, por favor, h\u00e1ganmelo saber. Estoy aqu\u00ed para servirles. Les deseo a todos un excelente a\u00f1o donde cada estudiante est\u00e9 &#8220;Arraigados en la Fortaleza con Aspiraciones el \u00c9xito&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">\u00a1Mis mejores deseos y vamos Mustangs!<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Dr. Heiner<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\"><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiestas y fechas para recordar<\/h2>\n<p class=\"py-2\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><br \/>\n<!-- wp:flexible-table-block\/table --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Evento<\/th>\n<th>Hora\/Fecha<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>D\u00eda del Voluntariado en Madison<\/td>\n<td>15 de agosto del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noche de Regreso a Clases<\/td>\n<td>20 de agosto del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vacaciones, No hay clases<\/td>\n<td>1 de septiembre del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cafecito con el Director y la Subdirectora<\/td>\n<td>3 de septiembre del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D\u00eda de la fotograf\u00eda de oto\u00f1o<\/td>\n<td>5 de septiembre del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cat\u00e1logo de Recaudaci\u00f3n de Fondos del PTA<\/td>\n<td>8 al 12 de septiembre del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conferencias de Maestros y Padres<\/td>\n<td>18 y 19 de septiembre del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D\u00edas m\u00ednimos<\/td>\n<td>mi\u00e9rcoles, 20 de agosto del 2025<br \/>\nmi\u00e9rcoles, 27 de agosto del 2025<br \/>\nmi\u00e9rcoles, 17 de septiembre del 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"py-2\"><!-- \/wp:flexible-table-block\/table --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"py-2\">Dear Madison Families,<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-2\">Welcome back!&nbsp; I hope everyone had a nice summer break.&nbsp; We are happy to see you all.&nbsp; I would like to take this time to introduce myself to our new Mustang families.&nbsp; I am Dr. Michael Heiner, principal of Madison.&nbsp; I look forward to serving you and your children throughout the school year.&nbsp; I want to share our successes as well as our goals for this year, as well as a few upcoming events.&nbsp; Again, welcome back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3887,"featured_media":3784,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"aesd-page-school.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"3366,3778","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2873","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 04:04:46","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3887"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2873"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3852,"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2873\/revisions\/3852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaheimelementary.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}