AF Amistad High School Family Handbook 2017-2018 | 7 Leadership: AFAHS scholars are leaders in their various communities: school, neighborhood, and city. AFAHS scholars, by virtue of their outstanding achievement and upstanding characters, recognize an obligation to give back to their community and contribute to a better world. Independence: Independent scholars adopt the mindset that achievement is fundamentally their own responsibility. Independent scholars are proactive. They are attentive and alert in class, frequently ask questions, know how to identify when they are struggling, and seek teachers out for extra help. Independent scholars are oriented toward solving problems by seeking out the best resources and asking for help. Excellence: True character includes understanding the impact of your actions, and setting a standard for yourself that is consistently higher than before. Scholars with strong character understand that their work and their actions are a reflection of themselves, and thus, pursue excellence with tenacity. Goals of the School AF Amistad High School has several big goals for its scholars: AF Amistad High School scholars will be successful on a variety of high- stakes, nationally-normed assessment so that they are unquestionably prepared for success in college and beyond. AF Amistad High School scholars will meet the behavioral expectations of our school and exhibit leadership over our school culture. AF Amistad High School scholars will deeply internalize the values we espouse and act with grit, integrity, leadership, independence, and excellence. We set ambitious goals around each of these larger, thematic objectives each year. School Operations Leadership Team AF Amistad High School Leadership Team School Phone School Fax Main Office Extension School Website (203) 772-1092 (203) 772-1784 13600 www.afamistadhs.org Last Name First Name Title Extension Cell Phone Barnes Cecil Dean of Student Culture 13615 203-641-0981 Barth Morgan Principal 13608