Letters from the Principal

"I learned a new word, "Spectrumy". It was then that I realized I have been a "Spectrumy" educator my entire career. To me, it means putting the learner's experience of school as the number one priority. Their thoughts, feelings, relationships, and learning."

About Dr. Mary Beth Cunat

Dr. Mary Beth Cunat is a life-long learner and educator. She recently retired from Chicago Public Schools, after serving in multiple roles from teacher, Central Office leadership, and school administration. Her pedagogical passion has always been progressive approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment that advance student ownership of learning and a child’s love for school. This is why Spectrum is such a great fit. Mary Beth is recently a new grandma to twin girls, and they are the impetus for her move to Rockford- to lead and nurture this “educational wonderland” for the Rockford community which now includes her own family!

Letters from Dr. Cunat

Letter from the Principal: May 7, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Why appreciate Spectrum teachers and …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 30, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Our GoFundMe team pages have …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 23, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Whew. The “site visitors” just …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 16, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I was invited in the …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 9, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, High performing teaching faculties engage …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 2, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As I was thinking of …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 19th, 2021

Dear Spectrum Community, In reflecting on my priorities for April …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 12th, 2021

Dear Spectrum Community, As the rest of the world cites …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 5th, 2021

Dear Spectrum Community, Melting snow and soaking suits Happy noises, …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 26, 2021

Dear Spectrum Community, I just had a remarkable conversation with …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, We witnessed the success of …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 12, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Over the weekend, I re-discovered …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 5, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I am not sure if …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 29, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As January comes to a …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 15, 2021

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Oh, oh, the joy of …

The Innovative Elves — Presented by Spectrum School

Who pulls off a school holiday program with 80 preschool …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 11, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I had so much fun …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 4, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I’ve been thinking a lot …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 20, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, It is Tuesday. As I …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 13, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Happy World Kindness Day! I …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 6, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, We posted an ad thanking …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 30, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Here is a great hurrah …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 23, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I had the opportunity yesterday …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 16, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As things settle into new …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 2, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As I walked through the …

Letter from the Principal: Sept. 25, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, See me sing this …

Letter from the Principal: Sept. 18, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, We are just finishing our …

Letter from the Principal: Sept. 11, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, We have made it through …

Letter from the Principal: May 29, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Thank you to everyone who …

Letter from the Principal: May 22, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Kudos to the Middle Schoolers …

Letter from the Principal: May 15, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As I sat in front …

Letter from the Principal: May 1, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, This week’s letter will actually …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 24, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, This week, I have been …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 17, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I hope this greeting finds …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 10, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, Please give yourself lots of …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 3, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, We have completed Week 2 …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 13, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As we approach Spring Break, …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 6, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, We had a surprise visit …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 28, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, February was a whirlwind, with …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 21, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As I write this, we …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 6, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, It is hard to believe …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 31, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As we finish up National …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 24, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As we celebrate School Choice …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 10, 2020

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As you can see from …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 20, 2019

I’m dreaming of the winter vacation And looking forward …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 13, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, I attended our band concert at …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 6, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, Generosity and good will. Mary Baldauf …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 22, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, Since next week is a short …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 15, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, Wednesday was World Kindness Day and …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 8, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, For those in Early Elementary and …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 18, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, It is Wednesday as I write …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 11, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, As you can see from our …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 3, 2019

Spectrum Families and Friends, As we reflect on the first …

Letter from the Principal: Sept. 27, 2019

Spectrum Family and Friends, It’s finally here! Spectrum’s Fall Festival …

Letter from the Principal: Sept. 13, 2019

Spectrum Family and Friends, I was so happy to see …

Letter from the Principal: Sept. 6, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, Welcome back to Spectrum! We …

Letter from the Principal: May 28, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, There is a lot to …

Letter from the Principal: May 10, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, See SAVE THE DATES below. We …

Letter from the Principal: May 3, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, In case you missed it, …

Letter from the Principal: Apr. 19, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, What an amazing school we …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 22, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, Several dreams have come true …

Letter from the Principal: Mar. 8, 2019

Dear Spectrum Family and Friends, As I was looking at …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 22, 2019

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, There was so much insight …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 15, 2019

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, PTO leadership asked if I …

Letter from the Principal: Feb. 8, 2019

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, As I was getting to …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 25, 2019

Dear Spectrum Families, First of all, thank you for your …

Letter from the Principal: Jan. 11, 2019

Dear Spectrum Families, We are in full swing, with the …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 21, 2018

Dear Spectrum Community, By the time you read this, we …

Letter from the Principal: Dec. 7, 2018

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I am AGAIN impressed and …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 30, 2018

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, What do Tangrams, blowing paint …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 16, 2018

Dear Spectrum Parents, We are very happy to report that …

Letter from the Principal: Nov. 2, 2018

Spectrum Family and Friends, Thank you to the parents, staff, …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 26, 2018

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, I wanted to give you …

Letter from the Principal: Oct. 19, 2018

Dear Spectrum Families and Friends, First and foremost, a huge …

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