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Part Coach, Part Cheerleader, Sunset High Principal Anthony Tovar Aims to Prove That Inner-City Schools Can Be Winners

A A A Comments (6) By Megan Feldman Thursday, May 28 2009

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Sunset High School Principal Anthony Tovar uses the sort of hands-on motivational methods he developed as a former coach to drive his students in academics

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To soften the disappointment that comes with going for a goal and missing, he'll remind his teachers to think about all the kids who did pass, and the ones who will graduate and go on to bigger and better things. "Your rewards won't come today," he'll tell them. "Your rewards will come later, when you see the difference you made in their lives 10, 15 years down the road."

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Missingthe70'sSunset 02/27/2010 1:56:00 AM

It sounds like Mr. Tovar is doing an excellent job. Thoses kids need someone like him and his staff in their corner.

Kelly 09/03/2009 9:45:00 AM

Excuse me Carolyn what does the personal lives of the Tovar family have to do with anything? What business is it of yours? By the way what exactly have you accomplished in your life other than sitting around critizing and commenting on the internet? Its people like you with no life or accomplishments of their own that have nothing better to do than make personal attacks against people that have served the community greatly as opposed to sitting around and complaining about whats wrong with the world. So why not do us all a favor and get some class!

carolyn 06/08/2009 3:46:00 AM

Great article...but please he is good friends with Hinny so why wouldn't he get the press out there to get his friends in the news....The whole family is so rah rah rah...talk to them about relationships..........all have been married more than once......great family do you think?

jesseisafriendofmine 06/06/2009 12:26:00 AM

Despite Leftist writtings to the contrary, it IS NOT CONSERVATIVE WHITES WHO SAY OR BELIEVE "URBAN SCHOOLS/INNER CITY SCHOOLS/WHITE FLIGHT SCHOOLS will fail, IT IS THE PARENTS OF THOSE VERY CHILDERN IN THOSE SCHOOLS who have said they will fail For if that was not true they would be spending every minute with their offspring making sure they do WE know its not an issue of money spent cause of the dough goes to those innercity schools Its not the money that is made in the houshold that is the issue cause the greenbacks and loving caring parents can have mutual exclusivity Social promtions are casued by teachers and/or admin and no one can argue the political leanings of those 2 groups Favortism towards athletes.... the domain of coaches and admin YET AGAIN the domain of the leaning left so while people try to point towards $$ as the reason or Plano or whatever the Obamabots are cooking up lets just remember this: nothing can replace love from a parent. NOTHING!

06/01/2009 5:32:00 AM

The achievements by Mr. Tovar and Sunset are to be celebrated most because they go beyond just higher test scores. If you study the spreadsheet carefully at http://www.studentmotivation.org/dallasisd/#sunset you will quickly see that the percentage of 9th graders making it to 12th grade had increased the past 4 years each year as follows: 2005-2006, 38.7% 2006-2007, 45.5% 2007-2008, 55.8% 2008=2009, 57.3% During the same four years the average high school in DISD improved from an promotion rate of 47.26% in 2005-2006 to 50.23% for 2008-2009. Sunset started over 8 percentqage points below the average for a DISD high school and is now 7 percentage points above average!! Sunset is keeping their students in school better than any high school in Dallas that is not a magnet school, and raising TAKS scores at the same time! While DISD is improving everywhere, Sunset is leading the way and improving more than any other high school! This year Sunset has the largest Senior class it has had in over 14 years! This is NOT because there are more students in the 9th grade. The 9th grade numbers are the lowest they have been in over 12 years because fewer students are failing the 9th grade and repeating it. They are going straight on to the 10th grade. Look at the graph! Every high school principal in Dallas would like to have changes like this in their enrollment by grade spreadsheet going back the past few years. We have much to celebrate, and more to do so that these promotion rates go much higher yet! There is no doubt the students can do it, and will do it! It is all about their futures!

anonymous 05/31/2009 3:11:00 AM

I applaud Mr. Tovar for being a good guy, however, what exactly has he done? His scores are nothing to celebrate and no great accomplishments to point to. Is this school being highlighted because this is Hinojosa's old school? Please...Sunset is nothing special.

Part Coach, Part Cheerleader, Sunset High Principal Anthony Tovar Aims to Prove That Inner-City Schools Can Be Winners

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