Agora Vitals with Dr. Butler
September 2023
Welcome – or Welcome Back – to Agora!
In his opening address to Agora’s faculty and staff, our CEO, Dr. Jensen, addressed the difference between a house and a home. He said that a house is the framework or the dwelling place, but the comfort, safety, and love that live inside that framework is what makes the house into a home. The same is true with Agora. Our framework is the school itself – we are building on a foundation of core skills that allow our students to achieve their highest potential. However, Agora isn’t JUST a school – we want it to be a place where students feel safe, feel welcome, and feel ready to take the risk of trying new things and learning more than they ever believed they could.
All of us here at Agora are ready to help you have the best year yet! You’ll see us trying some new instructional strategies this year, but we’re continuing to focus on reading, writing, speaking, and listening in every class, every day. You may see new or different ADO opportunities, clubs, and committees for students to be involved in, and we’ll make sure that the students who are new to our school receive extra support through their transition and connection into Agora. We’ll be asking students to complete surveys a few times this year so that we can learn more about their experiences with Agora to make sure that we’re providing the best experience possible. We’re working to give parents more opportunities to directly connect with Agora staff through the expanded use of ParentSquare this year, too.
Our goal in adding these enhancements to the educational offerings of our school is to increase student growth and achievement and to ensure that our families feel confident with their choice to study with Agora. If you have ideas for things that would help students achieve their highest potential, or if you questions about the ideas I’ve mentioned above, please reach out to me. I’m happy to talk with you about our school improvement goals and action steps, along with the intended outcomes.
Once again, I wish you an excellent school year filled with new experiences, new friendships, and new learning. Thank you for choosing Agora Cyber Charter School! We hope you find that it’s more than a school… it’s a place to belong!
Onward and upward,
Dr. Butler