Vintage Parkway Field Day, Crianza con Cariño (Nurturing Parenting) family class culmination, a final Kinder/5th grade buddy book of the year, and of course… the 5th Grade #ClapOut! Bravo, Dolphins! 🐬 2022-23 has been a banner year! Rest up, relax, and get ready for 2023-24! 💜

After four wonderful years as the proud principal of the *spectacular* Dolphins of Vintage Parkway Elementary 🐬 in Oakley, I am elated to be joining the Benicia community that the Foldvary family calls #home 🏡 as I begin this month as principal of Joe Henderson Elementary! 🎉

Making so many connections here at planning day 2 alongside the strong and motivated admin/cabinet team of Benicia Unified! #NewSchoolYear 📚 With gratitude to Chris Calabrese, Superintendent & team for planning all these structures to give us this strong start; and to Northgate for graciously hosting!

It just so happened to be #FirstFridays on First Street tonight, so Dana Jones of Milkman Creations was the person to see to get this guy all geared up as new principal Joe Henderson Elementary! Stop by The Filling Station to snag your gear for #SpiritFridays, Hounds! 🐾 Benicia Main Street

We’re back, Joe Henderson Elementary! 🐾 Did you receive the ParentSquare this Weds from our new principal David Foldvary?! 📣 All JHE Parents/Guardians, log in to your ParentSquare app or parentsquare.com/signin. Can’t wait to see you Tues 8/15, #FirstDayOfSchool! docs.google.com/document/d/1kn…

Eager Joe Henderson Elementary 🐾 up bright and early on the #FirstDayOfSchool as our supremely supportive PTG greets and caffeinates ☕️ our adult Hounds! We’re off to a great start for a stellar 23-24 school year at Joe Henderson! 🧡

Wow did JHE start things off with a bang at last night’s first monthly Parent-Teacher Group mtg. of the year! 🔸 Involved, excited families ☑️ Childcare provided! ☑️ and an event setup next week 9/13 to share about more volunteer opportunities! 🔸 Let’s keep this momentum going!!

As a Benicia resident, I value our Benicia Fire Department’s response time and consummate professionalism. 🚒 As Principal of Joe Henderson, I so value our connection with these gentlemen, our neighbors at the West End Hose Company here on Hastings! 🧯#community City of Benicia

Just a #selfwork selfie at the end of a productive time at the ACSA ACSA Conference. Super valuable two days of learning and trying out some new tools 🧰💡 for school leadership! Excited to start by bringing something small back to the Joe Henderson Elementary on Monday!

Good things are worth waiting for! 🐾 A huge Hound **Thank You** to our M&O department, Facilities/Bond department, Technology department, the Henderson custodial team, and the patient faculty and students of E-Wing!

Thank you to Solano County Water Agency and the always engaging Mr. Doug Nolan for our Go With the Flow water conservation assembly! Couldn’t be more timely with the big rains coming today! 💧 Way to show great respect during our assembly, Hounds! 🐾

🎶 “Do the water dance! 💧 Save the water when you get the chance!” 🎶 Thank you to Steven from Zun Zun Music & Solano County Water Agency for teaching the Hounds 🐾 about the COOLEST instruments and for making music with us to give us the catchiest lessons about H2O conservation in our region!

⏰ LIVE 📣 update from the Solano County Spelling Bee 🐝 where Henderson Spellers Matthew W. and Elijah D. are 19 words in, and going strong! 🐾

Did you know that Henderson has a Nature Bowl Team? 🌎 This group of 3rd-5th grade hikers and nature lovers led by JHE teacher Mr. Andrew Mertz is competing today in the Nature Bowl regional competition near Sacramento! Good luck, Henderson naturalists! 🐾

Who are the celebrities at Henderson this week? It’s our teachers and staff, of course! 🧡 There aren’t enough weeks in the year to celebrate all the super & spectacular things you do, Hounds. 🐾 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #StaffAppreciationWeek

I am one week in & loving my new role at CA Department of Education! As an Education Programs Consultant in the #SpecialEducation Division, I have the privilege of working with districts throughout the state in an #ImprovementScience-based process to enhance educational outcomes for CA students!

Today is #NationalSpecialEducationDay! ⭐ We celebrate the brilliance, resilience, and unique strengths of California’s students with disabilities. The CDE remains committed to inclusive classrooms, individualized supports, and ensuring that every student can thrive. 💙

The CA Department of Education sure knows how to [holiday] party! ❄️ It may only be December 2nd, but that didn’t stop Tony Thurmond Tony Thurmond from helping to judge an ugly sweater contest, and it didn’t stop the talented musicians from California School for the Blind from making the State Board room their stage! 🎵

A fun day today w/ Tony Thurmond Tony Thurmond, Chief Deputy Supts Dr. Ingrid Roberson & David Schapira and about a dozen other CDE branch & division leads. Every. Single. Leader. had authentic, uplifting, student-centered updates about their teams’ work to #MoveTheNeedle for CA students.