A MESSAGE From the HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Another Course to College Community, 

First and foremost…how y’all doing? Words cannot express how thankful I am to be selected as the Interim Head of School for the upcoming school year. I want to start by thanking Ms. Pellam for all the work she has done over the last 10 years at ACC as she built a foundation for which I plan to build upon. I also want to extend my thanks to Superintendent Skipper and Regional Superintendent Thomas for their support during this transition. Finally I would like to say thanks to you for the welcoming messages and encouraging wishes you’ve shared with me since the announcement. ACC has been a place I called home for the past 7 years and I am ecstatic to begin the next chapter of my journey here with you all. Supporting me in this new chapter is our new Program Director, Anne Severson, and Assistant Principal, Lissette Castillo. . 

When I temporarily stepped into this role during the 24-25 school year I shared three concepts that I wanted to define my leadership- Communication, Trust, and Patience. Communication is key for any high functioning community and ACC is no different. Be it communication with staff, students, families, or community members I want to ensure my team and I are delineating all pertinent information in a timely manner. I also want to continue building trust within our community so that you may rest assured that the choices we make as individuals, or as a school, are done so with the best intentions. Finally, we all must continue to practice patience as none of the amazing work we are doing on any level happens overnight. In addition to the aforementioned concepts, I posit a fourth concept to embody as we enter the 25-26 school year- Accountability. We’re all accountable for something or someone in life and when it comes to education we all have our role to play. For the past 7 years I’ve had high expectations for every student that comes through our doors and I will hold students accountable for meeting those expectations throughout their journey with us. I have high expectations for my staff and I will hold them accountable for meeting said expectations.  No matter what the situation or who the individual is, I will offer all the support I can. I will handle your situation with love and care.  I will do my best to ensure you can find success because I gladly welcome the opportunity to be accountable for you. 

There will be many successes this school year and I’m sure we’ll face our fair share of challenges as the year progresses. However, so long as we keep those four concepts in mind, there are few things we can’t accomplish. I welcome our community to reach out to me to set up a meeting if you’d like to discuss things further. Thank you for all you have done, are doing, and will do for this community. 

Best, 

PS - Yes, it is still Coach Curry! 

To translate this message to your native language CLICK HERE
Para traducir este mensaje a tu idioma nativo HAGA CLIC AQUI
Pou tradwi mesaj sa a nan lang natif natal ou KLIKE LA A

Demitri Curry, M.Ed
Head of School
tel: 617-333-8734
fax: 617-635-8866