My name is Phillip Perry, interim principal of Curie High School. I became interim principal effective August 20, 2007 after former principal Jerryelyn Jones resigned and took a new position with CPS. Since that time I have worked to keep the school moving forward, along with assistant principals Ana Espinoza, Cynthia Kosik, Jerel Morris, and newly appointed assistant principal, Jose Rodriguez. The administrative team is only one aspect of the leadership needed keep Curie progressing. There are 18 academic departments, each with its own chairperson, There are 3 deans, engineering, lunchroom, main office, attendance office, nurse’s office, program office, and building security staff. Other offices providing support for students and parents include the college and career center, parent resource room, options for youth, and the bilingual advisory council. A program new to Curie this year is AVID (Achievement via Individual Determination). This program seeks to recruit and facilitate minority students who are first generation college bound and are underrepresented at the college and university levels. Curie has a well established International Baccalaureate Program in addition to an evolving IB Middle Years Program. Curie also offers AP and honors courses. Together with a teaching staff of 199, an additional 106 educational support, lunchroom and building maintenance staff members, please be assured that all 306 plus staff members of Curie High School are all working together to provide the best educational experience possible for all 3,200 students. We are not perfect, but I believe we can and will get better with the help of parents, community members, and outside supports, partnering to do what is right for the students of Curie High School.