I welcome you to John H. Francis Polytechnic High School.  We are fortunate to work together at an educational institution that always strives for excellence in everything: curriculum and instruction, small learning communities, donations to the community, and building positive relationships between all of our stakeholders. Our school was one of the first schools to have formally approved small learning communities as mandated by the Los Angeles Unified School District Bulletin 1600.
In the last school year, over 40 schools and offices have visited Poly to see what we are doing with the 4X4 Block Schedule, Freshmen Centre, and Small Learning Communities.  We have presented workshop sessions at several national conferences including the Education Trust Conference in Washington, D.C., Education Trust-West conference in Los Angeles, and the Talent Development High Schools Conference in Baltimore.  We have been featured several times in the Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times, as well as on KIIS-FM radio, KABC Radio, Fox 11 Television News, and KNBC Television News. 
Of all the accomplishments we have to our name, I am most proud of the students and staff who, time and time again, show we are the school with heart.  Poly High School students feed hundreds of families at Thanksgiving, donate hundreds of pints to blood drives throughout the year, and have consistently contributed to the Spark of Love Toy Drive sponsored by KABC Television and the Los Angeles Fire Department more than any other public or private organization each year.  In closing, if you are a returning staff member, we appreciate your continued work with our young people; if you are new to Poly, we welcome you with open arms and wish you the best of luck in your first year with us at a place where teachers matter, collaboration is paramount, and kids always come first.

 Parrots rule!