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SRV Principal Moving Over to Del Amigo High in Fall

Joseph Ianora sent a letter out to parents recently announcing that he'll be moving from San Ramon Valley to Del Amigo High School started in the Fall of 2012.

After eight years at , principal Joseph Ianora is making a change.

Starting in the fall of 2012, he'll be the new principal for , the district's alternative and continuation high school.

Ianora sent the news out to parents via an emailed letter recently.

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"It is with trepidation but excitement that I inform you I have accepted the opportunity to become principal of Del Amigo High School beginning in the fall of 2012," he wrote. "This is a wonderful opportunity for me - one that will enable me to use my counseling and administrative background to its fullest."

He went on to share some of the highlights form his eight-year stint at SRV:

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  • Our journey to become a Professional Learning Community
  • Extended lunches when we had It's - It's as a special treat
  • Completing 8 years of school wide construction and now starting a new phase - a new pool!
  • Our 100 Year Celebrations and the Gala
  • Being in the Coliseum, poolside, courtside or on the field when we have been crowned NCS Champion and even when we haven't.
  • Sitting in the audience at our drama productions, vocal music concerts, dance shows, and instrumental concerts
  • Hiring staff who truly care about student learning
  • Having flushable toilets and a permanent snack shack on our Stadium Field
  • Dialogues - private and public that I have had with staff, students, and parents regarding the direction of SRVHS and our educational objectives
  • Discussions about a new bell schedule
  • Participating in two successful WASC accreditations
  • Creating the SRVHS Wolf Foundation and watching it grow
  • Dad's Nights' gatherings with SRVHS fathers
  • Celebrating the lives of students, parents, and staff who have passed on
  • Off campus lunch
  • Dress code changes
  • Parent Education Nights
  • Helping those students find their way who may have fallen off track
  • Being a part of the future as daily I watch our young people develop and mature
  • Watching amazing classroom teachers educate and be open to change

"I could not have asked for a more supportive community as I have traveled through my first principalship," he wrote. "SRVHS students, staff, and parents are incredibly fortunate to have each other."

Ianora said that the district would be putting together meetings with parents' groups and staff members to beginning the selection process.

"I am hopeful that a new principal will be found who will continue the programs we have begun together that will take San Ramon Valley High School to the next level," he concluded.

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