Helping Our Kids Prepare for Life and College
At Bert Corona Charter School, we tell our students that during their time with us, they need to learn how to become a CRACLL (pronounced “Crackle”). It’s an acronym that stands for College Ready, Active Citizen, and Lifelong Learner. We define these as our learning outcomes for our students and see them as a promise to our families. Through our partnership with our parents, we strive to help our students gain skills they will need to be ready for college. We push them to engage in their communities. We also work to instill a love of learning because we want students to be lifelong learners. These outcomes were part of the reason I first applied to work at my school. These are also life values and skillsets that I am working to teach my own daughter. Parents can help develop these skills all year. [Read more…]
Dr. Kevin Myers is an Executive Administrator for YPI Charter Schools and the Principal at Bert Corona Charter School. He has served the Los Angeles community as a teacher, administrator, and grant director for over 20 years. He has a passion for developing teachers and educational leaders to engage in the challenging work of bringing equity to our schools and our communities. Dr. Myers has developed an expertise in supporting underserved communities, building effective and cohesive school leadership teams, and engaging parents to uplift their communities through engagement at their children’s schools. He wrote his dissertation on teacher self-efficacy and job satisfaction and is a strong advocate for supporting and working with teachers to build a strong and successful school community. In addition to his work at YPI Charter Schools, Dr. Myers is also a faculty member at Cal State Fresno and works with student teacher candidates to earn their credentials as they work through the CalState TEACH program.
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Durante la vida, los niños aspiran a ser muchas cosas diferentes cuando crezcan. Un niño puede querer ser trabajador sanitario y conductor del camión de reciclaje. Otros sueñan con ser bomberos, policías o maestros. Desde una edad temprana, podemos animar a nuestros niños a aprender más sobre distintos tipos de carreras y trabajos haciendo lo siguiente: