Dear CAL Students, Families, and Partners,
I love the start of a new school year. There is an energy that comes with students walking back through our doors, reconnecting with one another, meeting teachers and classmates, and beginning to imagine what the year ahead might hold.
At CAL, we have always believed that high school should open doors. Students should have opportunities to discover what they are good at, try things they have never done before, work alongside people doing the work they may someday want to do, and begin to see a future for themselves that feels both exciting and possible. As we look ahead, we are being even more intentional about creating those experiences.
Designed for What’s Next reflects where CAL is going. It is our commitment to keep asking what our students need from us, not just to be successful here, but to be ready for whatever comes after CAL.
For some students, that next step will be college. For others, it will be an apprenticeship, a career, the military, or something they haven't discovered yet. Our job isn't to decide that future for them. Our job is to make sure they leave CAL with more skills, more experiences, more connections, and more confidence than they had when they arrived.
That means continuing to strengthen our programs and instruction, creating more opportunities for college credit and real-world learning, building strong partnerships with colleges and industry, and making sure students feel known, challenged, supported, and connected while they are here.
There is so much to look forward to this year. To our returning students and families, welcome back. To those joining CAL for the first time, we are so glad you are here. And to our many partners who make opportunities possible for our students, thank you for continuing to invest in this work alongside us.
We have much to be proud of and important work ahead. I can't wait to see what this year brings.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Gallagher
