Page 3 - Winter Newsletter

Message from the Principal
Adam Tri ro
I am so excited for the opportunity to serve as the new Principal at Saint Martin. It is truly the greatest honor of my career to work with and lead the work of our community into the future. Although this past year has been a whirlwind for schools across the nation, our students, teachers, sta , Corporate Work Study Partners, and community members have proven time and time again how they are willing to show up and take on new challenges.
We began the 2020-21 school year remotely in late August and were proud to see our students show signi cant improvements from
the spring when we rst started
remote learning. We noticed a 30% reduction in students who needed remediation, daily class
attendance increased, and student morale and engagement improved signi cantly. We learned just how crucial it was for our students to be in front of their teachers every
day. It not only gives students a sense of belonging and community but also gives them the instruction and skill development they need to be successful in their classes.
With this in mind, our second semester schedule allows us to welcome students back to campus for full in-person learning as local conditions permit. It also ensures smaller class sizes and allows us to implement additional health and safety best practices recommended by the county, state, CDC, and World Health Organization. Our schedule was also designed to allow us to rapidly move between live instruction, which is our goal, and remote instruction should conditions necessitate that. Already, our students are adjusting to their new schedules and have adapted
to our on-campus safety policies to ensure we can stay on campus as much as possible for the remainder of the school year.
In spite of challenging circumstances, we were not only able
to add new classes to our course catalog this school year,
but challenging college level courses. In addition to AP Biology, AP Computer Science, and AP US History, students are now able to take AP Government, AP Calculus, and Intro to Computer Science. We also brought back a Journalism class and Creative Writing elective.
I could not be more proud of the extreme resilience and adaptability our students and teachers have shown over the last year. We know these times have presented unique and individual challenges, but we have nothing but faith in our students’ abilities to be successful in the face of adversity.
Best regards,
Adam Tri ro Principal
Saint Martin de Porres High School Winter 2021 News 3
It is with great pleasure that we announce the promotion of Adam Tri ro to Principal of Saint Martin de Porres High School! Adam joined our community in 2018 as the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction. In that role he worked to improve our scholars’ academic performance by using a student-centered approach combining restorative and data-based practices. Prior
to joining Saint Martin, Mr. Tri ro served as a science teacher in both the Baltimore Public Schools and Cleveland Metropolitan School District for a total of 9 years with a brief stint in the private sector before returning to teaching in Cleveland and joining Saint Martin.
Mr. Tri ro graduated from the University
of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Chemistry. He continued his education at Johns Hopkins, where he earned a Master of Education in 2009 and a Master of Science in Biotechnology in 2013. He lives in Cleveland Heights with his wife, Holly, and son, Tate. He is an avid runner, Star Wars fan, and loves spending time with family. He also likes to visit the national parks and read about the natural sciences, history, and educational practice and policy.