Principal's Message
It is my honor and a pleasure to welcome you to the 2024 – 2025 school year! I hope you all have had a relaxing and fun summer break. I am extremely proud to serve as the Principal of this amazing learning community for the 11th year and to continue to support the students of Calahan! This new school year brings the promise of a renewed dedication, focus, and energy to teaching and learning.
I would like to welcome our families, whether you are joining us from another school in the district or have relocated from another city, state, or country to the new school year. We are excited to share all that Calahan has to offer with you and believe you will soon feel as we do, that Calahan is a special place for all children. Our teachers, support staff, and families are ready to welcome you into the Cougar Family!
The dedicated staff at Calahan has been working tirelessly to finalize classes and schedules, fine-tune our instructional models, engage in professional learning opportunities, and update class routines and expectations, all with the goal of fostering academic success. Our teachers are eager to meet their new students and begin this year’s journey with them. Our primary goal is to ensure student proficiency in core academic subjects, so we will continue to refine Tier I instruction, analyze data, conduct observations, and review classwork to guide instruction and intervention. We will work together to create a solid foundation for our students so that they become self-directed learners, collaborative teammates, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens. We will continue to offer intervention services for neurodiverse learners through specialized programs, counseling when appropriate, and the implementation of Tier II and Tier III programs and learning strategies.
Back-to-School Night presentations will take place on Thursday, August 29th at 6:00 p.m. for all families. Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten parents will have an additional parent only meeting on Saturday, August 10th at 10:00 a.m. While in your child’s classroom, your child’s teacher will present an overview of the year’s instructional program, schedules, digital resources, and expectations for the coming year.
As I have always said, Calahan’s outstanding teachers create the foundation for your child’s academic success. I look forward to the start of the new school year and to continuing our collaboration of providing your children with an effective and engaging educational experience. As always, we will look to our families to be positive partners in this year’s journey. The Calahan staff has always made a priority of working together as a caring and compassionate learning community with professionalism, teamwork, action, and expertise. We will always put the best interests of our students at the center of our purpose. Join us in ensuring the success of all Calahan’s students.
As always, my door is open, and our team welcomes your input. Please feel free to contact me via email at the address below or call to make an appointment to speak with me.
We invite you all to follow us on social media at calahankids on Instagram for updates.
Michelle R. Wells
Proud Principal
18722 Knapp Street, Northridge, CA 91324 Phone: 818-886-4612 Fax: 818-886-0760
