From Elianna Carvalho, Erik Ghalib, Sonya Lasser, and Barney Smith.
Student representatives and members of the Portrait's Action Planning Team.

Click here to watch the above video. Produced by: Jackie Saviano, District-wide Communications Specialist.

Click here to read Superintendent Dr. William McKersie's Welcome Back message for the 2023-24 school year, which features an update on the Hastings Commitment and the Portrait Attributes, Goals and Action Plan.

Last week, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Melissa Szymanski sent all staff an update on the Portrait of a Hastings Learner and a call for action.

"I want all Hastings families to see an excerpt of Dr. Szymanksi’s message," said Superintendent Dr. William McKersie in his Community Update on January 13.

Click here for the Hastings Happenings, which features Dr. Szymanski's message to staff and a video produced by District-wide Communications Specialist Jackie Saviano and featured speakers, intended to bring you into the work through the voices of Core Team participants.

On Tuesday evening, December 6, a subset of the Portrait of a Hastings Learner Core Team, representing teachers, administrators, students, parents and Board of Education members, presented a draft of the Portrait to the Hastings Board of Education and community.

Click here to read more in the Hastings Happenings.