Principal’s Corner

Welcome back to the 2026-2027 School Year

Please help us welcome Ms. Susana Abichandani to our Special Education team, Mrs. Melinda Sakakihara to our 4th grade team and Ms. La Toya Brown as our new Assistant Principal! On behalf of our entire staff, we welcome returning families and new families!

This school year, we continue to work on developing a robust Social Emotional Learning Program. PBIS, Kimochi, Character Strong, Restorative Justice, and Mindfulness are some of the programs we use to support the social-emotional development of our students.

We are also a school that believes in personalized learning and creating opportunities for students to develop their academic skills! As a learning community, we appreciate the partnership of our Parent Teacher Club (PTC), our School Site Council (SSC), and our English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC)! We continue to deeply appreciate the support from the Pioneer community. As always we invite you to stay informed by checking our website and other social media sources like Facebook and Instagram. If you haven’t signed up for Parent Square Communication, please do so! We will be sending a weekly Home School Connection Newsletter to keep you informed of school events. Check out our Back to School Night Community Presentation. 

Together let’s celebrate the sounds of hope, optimism, and enthusiasm for an outstanding year ahead!

Principal John Rodriguez