At each of these, it was apparent that students enjoy and respect the teachers who challenged them. They mention these teachers by name in their speeches. These teachers clearly live the tenets developed at Placer High School a number of years ago and circulated throughout our District as The Quality Teacher. I encourage all teachers to keep a copy of this, to talk to students and colleagues about it, and make revisions. Aspire to be a quality teacher.
Placer County is a remarkable place to live and work.
Our District covers 980 square miles and spans a region on the edge of the Central Valley to the alpine slopes of the Sierra. Every year millions of skiers, white water rafters, and other recreationists visit the place our students attend school. I encourage our teachers to help our students gain knowledge of, and appreciation for, this great region. Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Gary Snyder, and others, offer literary interpretations of the area. Early Spanish and American explorers, miners, railroad builders, highway developers, farmers, and all varieties of immigrants have left their mark and shaped who we are today.