Knowledge is Power.

Art Ponce has some advice for fellow administrators: take the time to understand Puente and how it works so you can use it to improve your school’s academic performance.
“Anytime someone doesn’t have all the facts about the program, it’s less likely for it to be successful,” says Ponce, Director of Federal and State Categorical Programs for the Whittier School District. “We need to fully understand the program to support and make it work at our schools.”
Ponce should know: For the past seven years, he has brought together Whittier principals, faculty and administrators to install Puente in nearly half of the district schools, serving nearly 300 students.

Art Ponce, Director of
Federal and State
Categorical Programs
for the Whittier
School District