Brian M. Stack's School Leadership Blog

The 2012-2013 year marks my twelfth year in public education, with seven of those years spent in administration at Sanborn Regional High School. Every September I have a tradition of starting the new school year by reflecting on the previous one and trying to determine what I can do differently to improve. Over the last few years we have been engaged in a major “redesign” effort that will, if all goes according to plan, make our school one of the premiere high schools in New Hampshire. Last year is going to be a tough one to beat as our school was recognized at local, state, and national levels for our redesign efforts. At the end of the school year as I talked with various students, teachers, parents, and community members, it become apparent to me that people seemed to have a very different definition of what our school needed to focus on in order to achieve our vision of being one of NH’s “best” schools. I concluded that the best way for me to improve as a principal was to work...

Good Morning Parents, Students, Staff, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School: I am happy to report that the best word to describe our first week would be "uneventful." In my seven years at Sanborn, I'm not sure I would have ever been able to use that word. We had some glitches, as you would expect, but for the most part it was a quiet and smooth transition from summer to fall. Thank you to all of you for your help in making that possible. Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Please consider joining us for our first PTO meeting of the year - Wednesday September 19 at 6pm in the library. The PTO needs your parent voice! (PAC meetings likely will start in October). 2. I have attached the Guidance Department September calendar. You can also view it by clicking this link: http://www.sau17.org/images/stories/highschool/Lori/guid_cal_sept_12.pdf 3. Today is school picture day for grades 10-12. We will have a separate picture day for fres...

Good Morning Parents, Students, Staff, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School: We have finally arrived at our first official week of school! Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Within the last two weeks, you should have received your child's official "back to school packet" from the school with forms that must be completed for the first day. I have attached this information to this email. Freshman will receive their schedules on their first day of school and we have reserved PLENTY of time to work with them to make sure they have any schedule adjustments made that they need so they can have a successful school year. 2. IMPORTANT: All students MUST bring a completed emergency form, signed by a parent or guardian, with them on the first day of school. Students who are participating in athletics must have this form submitted before summer practices start. We are also asking all students who are applying for a parking permit to submi...

Photo courtesy of Mark Giuliucci, SRHS Social Studies Teacher Good Morning Parents, Students, Staff, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School: We are just a week away from the start of another great school year! Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Within the last two weeks, you should have received your child's official "back to school packet" from the school with forms that must be completed for the first day. I have attached this information to this email. Freshman will receive their schedules on their first day of school and we have reserved PLENTY of time to work with them to make sure they have any schedule adjustments made that they need so they can have a successful school year. 2. IMPORTANT: All students MUST bring a completed emergency form, signed by a parent or guardian, with them on the first day of school. Students who are participating in athletics must have this form submitted before summer practices start....

Good Morning Parents, Students, Staff, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School: Summer must be coming to a close, because each morning when I get up for my 5AM run it is getting darker and darker out. Sigh. Anyways, here are your important announcements for the week: 1. This past week, you should have received your child's official "back to school packet" from the school with forms that must be completed for the first day. I have attached this information to this email. 2. IMPORTANT: All students MUST bring a completed emergency form, signed by a parent or guardian, with them on the first day of school. Students who are participating in athletics must have this form submitted before summer practices start. We are also asking all students who are applying for a parking permit to submit this form with their parking application.  3. Last week I worked with two outside groups to secure some donations for our school: - Bob's Discount Fu...

Good Morning Parents, Students, Staff, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School: We are another week closer to the start of a new school year. Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Sometime in the next week or so, you will be receiving your child's official "back to school packet" from the school with forms that must be completed for the first day. The letter will also contain PIV Pinnacle log in information and information about how to obtain a parking pass. 2. Last week, I received a letter from the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association with news that I am very excited to share with all of you. This fall, our school will be receiving the NHIAA / National Federation of State High School Associations Award of Excellence for Outstanding Sportsmanship. During the 2011-2012 year, our school received no game disqualifications by players or coaches. This award exemplifies the meaning of Sanborn Pride, and our athletes represent our s...

Good Morning Parents, Students, Staff, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School: Can you believe that we are only a few weeks away from the first day of school? Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Sometime in mid-August, you will be receiving your child's official "back to school packet" from the school with forms that must be completed for the first day. One of the most important forms that we need to update is your child's emergency contact information. If you would like to streamline this process, you can fill this form out online now by clicking this link. By doing this now, we will print and mail you this form with all your information on it, and you will only have to return it with your signature this fall: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDEyR0owTjNpb1RKS2UyRDJwempZemc6MA#gid=0 2. Sanborn Regional High School continues to be a leader in redesign as schools across the nation are beginning to take steps to r...