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Principal's Message

Welcome to New Vista!

New Vista building exterior with mural

Dear New Vista Community and beyond!

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year!  What could be more exciting than anticipating a move into our new school building!  As we head into this school year, while we know it will be complex, we hope you will join us in feeling so very grateful for the chance for our unique school and school community to land in its first home of its own after thirty years!  This promises to be a year to remember.

And, with all the excitement about the building, we want to assure you as families that we will continue to not let this distract us from the important work of high quality instruction, strong relationships and a focus on preparing your teen for life after high school. In this regard, this year we will focus on equity practices across the school, especially those that impact assessment and grading.  You will hear more about our four point grading system as we head into the school year ahead.  From looking at how we assess learning to Path projects to community experiences, New Vista continues to lead the way in giving young people the skills to truly buy into and personalize their high school experience.  We hope you will jump right in with us to understand the “purpose”, the “why”, of doing what we do, now and into the future!

Please know that your involvement, care and support make all the difference to us here at New Vista and we welcome your participation, ideas, and questions as we continue to grow and innovate as an educational institution.  Our goal is to ensure that we are truly all in this together as we know that each student will enjoy a higher quality education if that is the case.  

As challenging as it can be for us here at school to shift gears and jump back into the pace of the school year, know that you have a school building full of professionals who feel very grateful to be here at New Vista and to be working with your teens specifically!

Wishing you all the best for a wonderful 2024-25 school year!

John McCluskey
Principal