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Welcome Letter From Principal Bacalles,

My name is Joseph Bacalles, and I am excited to be the new principal of the Jr./ Sr. High School. As I begin my eighteenth year in education, I am coming to Campbell-Savona with a broad range of teaching, coaching, and administrative experiences. For the last three and a half years, I have served as an Assistant Principal in the Corning-Painted Post and Watkins Glen School Districts working at both the middle and high school levels. Prior to administration, I spent fourteen years as a social studies teacher, while serving as a high school football and boys lacrosse coach. I look forward to drawing on these experiences in my new role as building principal to support the needs of all students and staff at Campbell-Savona Jr./ Sr. High School.

During the interview process, I was immediately impressed with the commitment of the faculty and staff, the culture of student engagement, and the high level of involvement from families and community members. I look forward to working with all of you to continue CS’s vision of creating a student-centered community that supports all students to be the best version of themselves. As I transition into my new role, one of my top priorities is building strong connections with our students, staff, and families. I am eager to develop meaningful relationships with each of you, learn about your goals and aspirations for our school, and work together toward a bright future.

I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be a part of Campbell-Savona Jr./ Sr. High School and this community that my mother, Mary Bacalles, absolutely loved during her years as a fifth-grade teacher in the Campbell Central School District in the 1970s. The community’s commitment to our students was front and center during the senior awards ceremonies and the commencement ceremony on June 28th. I was able to see the impactful partnerships that weave the fabric of the Campbell-Savona community, and how this creates a sense of belonging for all our students and families. My wife and I are excited to get our children involved in some of Campbell-Savona's excellent youth sports opportunities. We look forward to seeing you at school events, games, and matches to cheer on the Panther Pride!

Thank you for your warm welcome and entrusting me with the opportunity to join the Campbell-Savona community. I am eager to embark on this journey with all of you and contribute to the continued success of all of our students.

Joseph J. Bacalles, Principal

PRIDE is the acronym that represents the main character traits that we hope Campbell-Savona students will exemplify:

Proactivity - We are teaching our students to plan ahead, take charge of their life, be proactive members of society.
Resilience - We are teaching our students to bounce back, be problem solvers, take control of their decisions.
Integrity - We are teaching our students to be upstanding members of a community, to do the right thing when no one is watching.
Diligence - We are teaching our students to work carefully and consistently, make well thought out decision, use time effectively.
Empathy - We are teaching students to have compassion toward others, be sensitive members of the community, how to put themselves into someone else's shoes.

-Assistant Principal Heather Hayes

The goal of PBIS is to establish consistent behavior expectations across the building- to be clear about how we want our students to behave when they come to school every day- as well as consistent consequences when students do not meet our expectations. Through PBIS we will create a consistent system for acknowledging, and therefore encouraging, positive student behaviors as well as a consistent system for handling behavior problems in our building. The PBIS team will track the implementation of this program using data so that we can accurately assess its effectiveness and adjust our response as our school community and our students evolve.