I have served on the On-Site Advisory Board since Canyon Creek Elementary opened 11 years ago in August 1998 as a Business and Community Member.  Our board evolves every year and we are getting dads like Joe Pelayo serving as a Parent Representative to add another dimension to our board.  We had a meeting yesterday and I was reminded they opened with 372 students!  Now there are 511 enrolled at this time in Kindergarten through Grade 5.  They hold an Exemplary rating according to the data from the Texas Education Agency.  Because of the sustained excellent academic performance CCE was named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition/Just For Kids Honor Roll for 2009 for the fifth year!  They were awarded Gold Acknowledgements in Reading, Mathematics, Writing and Science for their commended scores on the Spring 2008 TAKS test.

The continued parent involvement throughout all areas of the school is amazing.  They average over 1600 volunteer hours monthly which equates to having 2 1/2 extra staff members on campus!  The school is one of the first to be wireless!  The infrastructure was already there so adaptation was a smooth transition.

The "Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students)" program involving the dads has been implemented and is a huge success!  This group organizes fathers and father figures in order to provide positive male role models for the students and to enhance school security.  They are considered Heroes of the Hallway!!

As Eleece Moffatt, the principal of Canyon Creek Elementary, says: "Teaching has to be about people not just academia!"

Canyon Creek Elementary is truly a community school.  I feel so fortunate to live here and be a part of it.