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Superintendent’s Message
Mr. Todd A. Martin
Greetings Fellow Eagles!
Happy New Year! I sincerely hope 2020 brings you and your family good health and happiness.
Although winter weather can be inclement, it is truly an amazing time of year. Along with the fluctuating changes outside, rhythms of learning are in full swing inside classrooms and across the district. Teachers are hard at work establishing rigorous routines that provide strong foundations for students in reaching new levels of performance. As students are challenged and stretched in their daily experiences, they reach new heights of personal growth; and, along with this ascension to new achievement plateaus, comes opportunities to build confidence and self-efficacy in life.
With all of this said, and as we navigate through the second half of the school year, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher(s) in efforts to further accelerate their educational, social, behavioral, and emotional development. We are truly a team in preparing students for life; and, the more we collaborate, the more success our youth will experience in their future. We want to thank you for collaborating with us and for your ongoing support of the Saydel CSD.
As we close, with the landscape surrounding public education changing all around us, and as the legislative session ramps up, we urge stakeholders to consider taking action in the form of advocacy with our local legislators. Let's work collaboratively to ensure education remains a top priority in our state; hence investing in our children's’ future. You may contact your local legislators by going to The Iowa Legislature webpage at https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find. If you have inquiries or necessitate assistance with these important advocacy conversations, please contact me for open dialogue.
Go out and inspire great things to happen in 2020!
Respectfully,
Todd A. Martin
Superintendent of Schools
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