Superintendent - Principal's Message
Bob Chrisman,
Superintendent and Principal
2010 - 2011
Lakeside has much with which to be pleased. Our 2010 Academic Performance Index of 963 is the 5th highest district score in the state. With a 2009 score of 935 our growth 28 points was the 3rd highest in Santa Clara County!
We don’t just look good on paper. Lakeside is a unique and vibrant educational community evident from the first footstep on to the campus. The front of the 5,000 sq.ft. Lakeside Community Center is covered with a mural depicting key traditions of campus life. The LGSONS Mountain School students fill the air with the sounds of roll-play and hands on learning. Every Wednesday, the campus is filled with the smells of home cooking emanating from the Kindergarten classroom. Go around back of the campus and you can see evidence of the classes that make the Demonstration Garden a part of their curriculum.
We even excel in student fitness and wellness at a time when a third of Santa Clara County students are classified “obese.” Our 5th grade Physical Fitness Test scores are soaring. Over the past five years we have seen continued improvement on the spring California Physical Fitness Test and our PE Program earned the 2010 Santa Clara County School Boards Association Glenn W. Hoffmann Exemplary Program Award.
Continued fiscal strength of the District has been enhanced by the May 4, 2010 passage of Measure C. These funds give our middle school students access to a robust, 21st Century middle school program. Our partner school, Rolling Hills Middle School, has served our 6th – 8th grade students well. Over 80 percent of our middle school students scored Advanced or Proficient according to the 2010 STAR test in all areas of measurement – English/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science.
Community interest and support is at an all time high. The voter turnout for Measure C was over 67 percent of eligible voters, dwarfing the Santa Clara County participation rate of 34 percent. The newly created educational partnership agreement with the Loma Prieta Joint Union School District to serve middle school students is a landmark of parental choice.
A highly skilled and veteran staff serves Lakeside. The average tenure for a Lakeside teacher is 13 years. Instructional aide staff supports all classrooms. Students with special needs receive one-on-one attention. Our Chief Business Official, Susan Ady, has been with Lakeside 17 years. Our Board of Trustees, with skill and precision, has capably led the District during the worst budget crisis in the history of California.
Most of all we should be proud that we are
a part of a school district that has weathered
the storms of 130 years of change and come
out on top. Congratulations to our students,
parents, staff and community for the successes
that have been achieved and those that lay
ahead.
Bob Chrisman
Superintendent/Principal
Lakeside Joint School District