Welcome to Pio Pico Middle School!  As principal, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our website.  We are proud of our students, teachers, and educational programs.  We have a very supportive school community, an outstanding staff and great students.  Our teachers and staff, along with students and parents have common goals of providing what is best for our students.  I am proud to be a part of such a positive learning environment. 

Beginning in January 2009, Pio Pico began an implementation of a comprehensive intervention plan to address the achievement and behavioral needs for all of its students.  Our goals reflect staff commitment and enthusiasm in moving towards a culture of high expectations for all students at Pio Pico.  The seven essential points listed below will be our guiding principles. 

1. •Integration of Pio Pico's vision with a philosophy and mission that reflect the intellectual and developmental needs and characteristics of young children through adolescence. 
   

2. •Implementation of an educational program that is comprehensive, challenging, purposeful, integrated, relevant, and standard-based. 
   

3. •Development of an organization and structure that supports academic excellence and social-emotional growth.
   

4. •Delivery of classroom instruction, appropriate to the diverse needs and characteristics of children and young adolescents, provided by skilled and knowledgeable teachers, with fidelity to the core curriculum. 
   

5. •Strong educational leadership that encourages, facilitates, and sustains involvement, participation and guidance in development of a learning community. 
   

6. •Implementation of a multi-tiered network of academic and behavior supports available for all students, and monitored for response to intervention. 
   

7. •Involvement by all staff in professional learning activities and staff development programs that are purposeful, collaboratively developed, and promote the creation of a learning community. 
   

Thank you so much for being a part of our school community!