Superintendent’s Message

Securing Our Schools

 Once again, our nation has been rocked with a mass school shooting. Fingers are pointing in all directions and school officials are questioning what they did wrong or what they could have done differently. Is it a gun issue? A mental health issue? A security issue? An FBI issue? A behavioral issue? Or do we focus on hiring more SRO officers, adding metal detectors, or even arming teachers? I’m not sure we are ever going to get the final answer or be assured every step has been taken to prevent this tragedy from ever happening again. Our only choice is to try!  Our students are our future. We will continue to strengthen our plans and our resolve to provide the safest environment possible for our children to learn.

 Unfortunately, we not only have to deal with the real possibility of violence like Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School every day in our schools; but, we must also investigate every threat against our students. This can be extremely difficult in the world of social media as information is transferred to students and parents often before administration is aware of it. Our administration has two tasks when a threat is revealed. First of all, we must work closely with our police officers to remove any valid threat to our schools. Sometimes those threats are not valid as we have seen at schools all across the country in the last few weeks. But valid or not, they must be investigated and addressed. Second, we must have correct facts before we are able to disperse that information to parents and to the media. Sometimes this takes time and leaves us on the edge of our seat wanting answers but not getting them as quickly as we wish. As a parent, this is difficult for me! Being helpless to secure the safety of my child and not having the answers can be incredibly painful. However, I am confident our administrators have our students’ safety as the top priority and will go to all extremes to keep them safe. We understand that is still difficult as parents when you don’t have all the answers. You have the ultimate responsibility for your children. We want to be available to assist you on making the best decisions for your child as well. Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have but please be understanding when we are unable to give you all the answers you are seeking, especially while dealing with an event at the school. Thank you for helping us provide the best environment for your child to grow.

Dr. Richard Rosenberger

Mission & Vision