The visiting team experienced a learning community comprised of dedicated, expert, and caring staff, a visionary superintendent and high school principal, motivated and conscientious students, and invested and supportive parents. Relationships between faculty and students are excellent. Teachers clearly care about the total well-being of students. Students are valued as contributing members of the school community. They raved about their teachers and the healthy relationships existing between students and staff.
Teachers are committed to their students' success both academically and socially.
The principal, Peter Clarke, is respected by staff and students alike and is viewed as working toward the welfare of both students and teachers. The academic program offered to students at Bronxville High is rigorous and demanding. The number of AP courses offered and the percent of students taking AP courses are impressive. Many Bronxville High students attend top colleges and universities. The task of the Tri-State visiting team is to look systemically at Bronxville High School, i.e., to ask what processes are in place to support the instructional program, and how well does the school community systemically improve student performance.