Tim Pivarnik Developed A Principal Turn Around Plan For Calumet High School

Tim Pivarnik was one of the most successful Principals at Calumet High School. He served the school for 3 years, and brought about many significant changes in the structure as well as the curriculum of the school. He joined the school in the year 2009, and successfully fulfilled his responsibilities. Calumet High School is counted amongst one of the 23 schools that is recognized on academic probation, as one of the 5 State academic probation by enforcing the New Tech instructional model besides a data driven curriculum course to avoid State take over. Tim planned, developed, and executed a freshman academy with a team teaching setting in a block lineup format with an emphasis on a PBL type of pedagogy. He made this academy to roll into 10th grade with looping English and Algebra teachers, therefore, enduring to roll further until the whole high school was transformed into an academy setup with STEM academy development in mind.