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Dear Andersen Staff, Students and Families,
It is with mixed emotions that I am announcing my retirement from education as of June 30, 2010. It has been my honor and my privilege to have served as Principal of Andersen School for over eleven years, and I have loved every minute of it. I am truly grateful to have worked with such a dedicated and hard working teaching and classified staff at Andersen, and with a wonderful and supportive group of parents. I especially want to thank the DEANS, the PTA, the School Site Council, and all the parents who volunteer in the classrooms, the library, and all of our committees. Most importantly, it has been my joy and pride to serve as the Principal of our outstanding Andersen School students, who always have worked so diligently to achieve all of their well deserved successes.
Andersen is an exemplary school, where the people at Andersen, the staff, students and parents work together as a family, not only to ensure outstanding student achievement, but good character education. Some of our outstanding successes, in the past eleven years, have been receiving the coveted Golden Bell Award for Technology in 2001. We were so proud to have been recognized as a California Distinguished School, both in 2002 and 2008. We were enthusiastic when we began our journey towards our “Personal Best,” following Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. Some of our highlights were the visit of the legendary Coach Wooden in 2005, and again when he visited Andersen to help greet the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Laura Bush in 2008. These reflections are just a few of the accomplishments that we have achieved together over the past years, and certainly will provide motivation for continued successes.
All these wonderful memories, and watching our students grow from Kindergarten to Sixth Grade makes it very hard for me to say goodbye. It is with a heavy heart that I formalized my decision to retire, especially during these fiscally uncertain times that are having a deep impact on our school community. I wish that the timing of my announcement was different. But, I have to turn my focus to the needs of the school and the bigger picture, which includes providing the District with ample time to move forward with the necessary steps to find my replacement.
I know that you will have questions about the next steps and the process for finding my replacement. I can assure you that the District has developed a plan and they will be sharing information with the school community during the next few weeks.
As I think about my retirement plans, I hope to spend more time traveling to Hawaii and Greece with my husband Jim. I also hope that we will be able to spend more time enjoying our Lake Arrowhead home with our adult married children, their spouses, and our two grandchildren.
In closing, I want to sincerely thank the Andersen School community for their diligence, patience and trust. I also want to thank Dr. Hubbard, the Cabinet and the Board for their wonderful friendship and support. I have great faith in them, and know that they care deeply for the children, and that they have the best interests of Andersen School at heart.
My passion and support for the continued success of the Andersen School community, and the Andersen students will always serve as a cornerstone in my life. You will always be in my heart, and I will forever be your biggest supporter and advocate.
Sincerely,
Mary Manos
Andersen School is located at 1900 Port Seabourne Way within the city of Newport Beach. The school serves 484 students in grades Kindergarten through sixth. Our commmunity consists of single-family homes. The school opened in 1973 and is named after a former school superintendent, Roy O. Andersen.
Andersen Elementary has been designated a California Distinguished School for the year 2008. The success of our students is due to the strong partnership that exists in our community. The school staff works closely with parents to promote learning, personal growth and high self-esteem. The high quality of our staff and active participation of our parent community make for a very successful partnership.
Our mission at Andersen Elementary School is to develop character, and to create a positive school environment where learning is a shared responsibility of staff, parents and community in order to ensure that every student experiences personal success academically, physically, emotionally and socially.
