Dear Accreditation Team,

Welcome to Timpanogos High School. It is a distinct pleasure to have you here with us as we complete preparations for our journey over the next six years. It has been an invigorating process as we have spent the last year and a half taking an in-depth look at what we do, how we do it, and how we might do it better. As Jim Collins states in his book Good To Great, we have, at times, needed to confront brutal facts and assess our frame of reference with regard to our educational programs. This process has enabled our educational community – students, parents, staff, and administration to critically analyze, dialogue, and suggest ways to sustain the positive aspects of our programs while proposing actions that would address areas that we feel need improvement.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the existence of Timpanogos High School. In those ten years, we have established many traditions. Our programs, both academic and extra-curricular, have become well known and are respected in our community, the school district, and throughout the state. As a ‘Community Of One – Striving For Excellence’ all of the stakeholders understand and believe that continuous evaluation of our programs is necessary if we are to maintain progress towards the standards of excellence that we want all students to achieve. We, therefore, are appreciative of the accreditation process.

Our goal in producing this report has not been to have a showy or all-inclusive document. Our goal, rather, has been to clearly and concisely communicate (for ourselves as well as the visiting team) essential facts and ideas regarding the demanding but meaningful process we are effecting in our continuous-improvement journey.

We welcome you as participating members of our educational community, and appreciate your time and effort in our behalf. We look forward your input and insight that we know will assist us in improving the education that our students receive at Timpanogos.

Sincerely,

Brad Kendall

Principal, Timpanogos High School