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Audio Tip to Go—Endorsing the Endorsement Document “A culture of universal achievement is the belief that every adult on campus believes that the potential of every student, without exception and without excuse, is incredible.” Jeff King, Co-Principal 
Listen to an audio interview with Los Penasquitos Elementary School Co-Principals, Damen Lopez and Jeff King: Download the Audio Interview: To Download the file, right-click (ctrl+click on Mac) on the link below— then choose "Save Target As." Download the MP3 Read About It Los Penasquitos Elementary School, part of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, is clear about one thing: everyone is held accountable for student learning — teachers, students, administrators, and parents. Before the start of each school year, teachers have in their hands the Los Pen “endorsement” document, which in the words of Principal Damen Lopez, “represents who we are as educators — it is not a contract — it is what we believe and everyone who teaches at the school endorses it.” This details what is expected of everyone in the school community to ensure academic success for each student. In addition, students are given a student handbook describing the school’s behavioral and academic expectations and parents receive a parent handbook explaining the expectations for them and their children. The teacher’s endorsement document — quite unusual for its completeness, breadth, collaborative development, and detail — provides the map for everyone in the school to work toward unlimited academic success for every student. On the first page of this comprehensive 15-page document, Los Pen’s mission statement sets high expectations, the teachers’ commitment stresses the values that will help them meet the mission, and the school goal goes beyond mere improvement — the goal is to go the extra mile so that every student, without exception, will be proficient or advanced in reading, language, and mathematics. While many schools have similar mission statements and goals, the remaining 14 pages of this document provide a blueprint for everyone in the school to work toward unlimited academic success for every student. It includes the:
Because the Student Handbook and the Parent Handbook reflect the same content as the endorsement document, but from the perspective of the intended stakeholder, everyone knows what Los Pen stands for and what each person is responsible for doing. The endorsement document provides the detailed tools and guidance teachers need to help every student achieve success — and the teachers themselves collaborated to make the very tool they are using.
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