Principal's Message

 

Dear PS/MS 105 Parents and Families, 

 

Welcome to the 2023 – 2024 school year. 

 

I am very honored to be working with the teachers, staff, parents and students of the Bay School Community and am excited to introduce myself as the new principal (I.A.). 

 

This year, the teachers and staff will undertake the huge task of increasing the ‘Social-Emotional Learning Skills’ within our school community. We will be working to not only collect data that informs next steps for instruction in the core subject areas, but we will also strive to understand each child’s individual personalities and how that affects the way they learn and when and how they learn best. Finally, we will be increasing student voice in the classroom and support them in becoming decision makers for their learning. 

 

Great schools are those that include a positive and loving school culture where the teachers, support staff and members of the school community collectively endeavor to be agents of change; striving to make the school, the community, the state, the country and even the world a better place by tapping into the potential of ALL students. I am energized and deeply committed to being a part of such a community; one that I believe will make a positive difference in the lives of your children.  

  

As a parent, I have always appreciated when my children’s administrators were flexible, open, collaborative, trustworthy, authentic, and innovative. This year I look forward to getting to know each of you better and being the kind of school leader that you can bring any concerns to. 

 

Please feel free to email or call with any questions. 

 

Sincerely, 

 

Kathryn O’Brien 

Principal I.A.