Dear Longfellow TK-8 Community,
I warmly welcome all educational partners including students, teachers, staff, parents, guardians, and community members to our amazing Spanish immersion program!
I have over 30 years of experience as a classroom teacher and school administrator in elementary and middle school settings in Los Angeles and across San Diego Unified, and I hold a Doctor of Education degree in urban school leadership. I also share the experience of raising a bilingual child as a result of attending Longfellow for nine years. My insights into the parent perspective as well as an educator and school leader help me to affirm the school’s core values of the one-way language immersion program, which include high levels of academic achievement in both Spanish and English, and an understanding and appreciation of world cultures.
Collaborative leadership is the cornerstone of building relationships and helping every aspect of our community reach high levels of success. Our staff and students embrace the learning opportunities of a recently adopted San Diego Unified math curriculum for TK-5, and our professional development and classroom priorities will focus on language acquisition strategies to strengthen listening, speaking, reading and writing across all content areas in grades TK-8. We also will streamline our instructional focus and purpose to maximize momentum, the instructional flow, and seamless learning throughout each day. We prioritize active learning time and meaningful engagement for all students, ages 4-14.
To emphasize the importance of partnerships, I urge all families to participate in family and community engagement activities that work for you, because student success is a joint effort between the home and the school. Whether you stay connected at the classroom level, join school-based shared decision-making committees, or get involved with our Los Compadres Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) or Amigos de Longfellow Education Foundation, we look forward to working alongside everyone.
Check other links on our website to find out more about upcoming events throughout the year. I look forward to seeing you at our school activities!
With gratitude,
Dr. Laura Alluin
Principal
