Mike Conlon

@HR_Skorpanich I attended your diversity presentation and was hoping you could send me the link to the database you utilized to access a district’s staff diversity data. Thanks!

Dr. Hatchel replaces Michael Conlon, who was promoted to the position of Director of Human Resources in September. She was selected from a candidate pool in a competitive process that included input and participation from the TOW staff and community. bit.ly/TOWPrincipal.

A beautiful night for TOW’s second annual PTA Wellness Night. Thanks to the many volunteers for coordinating this. #poweroflbUSd #TOWfamily

5th graders at TOW enjoyed dissecting owl pellets in the STEAM lab today. #poweroflbUSd

TOW was excited to welcome the Danza Azteca Xochipilli from the Arts Teach Program at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Thanks to PTA for sponsoring the art event. #poweroflbUSd

Another successful Jog-a-Thon at TOW. Special thanks to all the volunteers and PTA co-chairs for coordinating the event. #poweroflbUSd

TOW was excited to welcome LBHS drama students for a musical preview of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. So great to see our former students all grown up! #poweroflbUSd

TOW held our inaugural Family Literacy Night. The festivities included Mrs. Davidson re-enacting Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hatches an Egg,” book swap for kids in attendance, and the audience learned about the district’s new e-book platform Sora. Thanks to Mrs. Romano for coordinating.

TOW’s annual Talent Show was a huge success tonight. Congrats to the 50 plus student acts. Special thanks to the parent volunteers and to the TOW staff for making it “The Greatest Show!”

Kudos to Grace Jones for presenting with me at the @ACSAXVII annual conference about TOW’s journey the last five years around Growth Mindset, our social emotional initiative, and receiving the National Green Ribbon designation. #poweroflbUSd #LeadLAP

At TOW, Mrs. Parlapanides was talking to snail today during her first grade Second Step lesson teaching her students about emotions. #poweroflbUSd

Happy Holidays from the TOW family to yours!! Have a safe break and we’ll see everyone back on January 7.

TOW’s annual fifth grade holiday boutique is in full swing. Shopping ends at 11 so get here soon to catch amazing deals on holiday Knick-knacks with all proceeds being donated to charity. #HappyHolidays #poweroflbUSd

December’s Growth Mindset focus at TOW is perseverance and resilience. Our new decals are on display around campus with fun reminders for students. #poweroflbUSd

Mrs. Bartlett has implemented a student greeter system in her kinder class at TOW. Students can select from a greeting list including a hi five, handshake or a hug. It’s all about relationships. #powerlbUSd

TOW third graders in ⁦@PattiRabunLB⁩ class are enjoying a healthy struggle as they practice coding with TechSmart. #poweroflbUSd

Engineering practices at work in Ms. Schonfeld’s fifth grade class. Given six pieces of paper and six inches of tape, make a Thanksgiving table that can hold the weight of books. Last year’s record was 48 chapter books! #poweroflbUSd

TOW held their annual Halloween parade with most of the staff getting into the festivities. #TOWtradition #poweroflbUSd

I was honored to be a speaker at the Green Schools Summit in Pasadena yesterday to share many of TOW’s green sustainability initiatives. Special thanks to Kelly Osborne for Co-presenting with me. #poweroflbUSd

TOW teachers reviewed ADL’s “Zero Indifference” concept at our faculty meeting today which provides staff with strategies to respond to name calling and bullying. #poweroflbUSd