MEDIA ADVISORY -- Principal shaves his head, 8:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26

Reporters and editors: Below are details from a teacher about his
principal who is paying off on a bet. He told his students that if test
scores went up at his school, Baker Elementary School, that he would shave
his head. At 8:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Principal Armando Farias will have
his head shaved, as Baker Elementary had a huge 77 point gain on its API
(Academic Performance Index) score, going from a 743 to 820. The state of
California categorizes a school that is 800 and above as excellent.

I hope you can join the students and Baker community in this celebration.
If you have any questions, call Principal Armando Farias at (619)
344-4800. The school is located at 4041 T Street.

Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)




On 10/24/12 1:25 PM, "Jaramillo Jamey" <jjaramillo@sandi.net> wrote:



Hi there!

I just wanted to let you know about a really great event happening this
Friday October 26th at 8:15am at Baker Elementary. Last year the
Principal made a bet with the students in regards to our state testing
results. He told the kids that he would either
bleach his hair or shave it off if the school made it to API 800. When
we got our initial results at the end of the summer, Mr. Farias started
getting nervous. Our scores skyrocketed!! We had incredible gains in
literacy and even higher in math. 90% of the third grade scored
proficient and advanced in math. This is unheard of down in the barrio.


Two weeks ago we received our API score. We gained 77 points passing 800
and landing at 820. We are the only school in the Lincoln cluster scoring
above 750. AMAZING STUFF HAPPENING AT BAKER!

With that, we are inviting you to join us on Friday October 26th at 8:15
where Mr. Armando Farias will lose his hair. This is a monumental event
as Mr. Farias is a good looking guy who has been referred to as the
Mexican version of Richard Gere. He his going to lose his precious locks
in front of his family, school board members, staff, and most importantly,
the students.


We would love nothing more for you to attend and document this incredible
piece of history Baker is creating.

Sincerely,

Jamey Jaramillo
5th Grade Teacher
Baker Elementary
4041 T Street
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 264-3139

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