Principal’s Message
Dear Stone Lake Families,
Welcome to Stone Lake Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year! I am Mark Beard, Principal of this Awesome school, and I am entering my 13th school year serving this amazing community. July marks that start of our new school year, and a new year brings new excitement. As we start a new year, our school will strive to meet the needs of ALL our students each day, and I am excited for the role that I get to play in that endeavor.
Part of being a student at Stone Lake is knowing what it means to be HAWKS! HAWKS stands for Hardworking, Accountable, Wise, Kind and Safe, and this is called our HAWK’S Honor, and our students are expected to follow the HAWK’S Honor everywhere they go on our campus. The expectations for our students around campus will be explicitly taught to students during the first two weeks of school and constantly revisited during.
Parents have always been a vital part of our school’s standing as one of the best elementary schools in EGUSD. We try to make it easy for parents to connect to our school whether it is via our school website, Talking Point messages, or tracking your child’s progress on Synergy, communication with parents is vital.
Our goal is to provide you and our Stone Lake students with the highest quality educational experience. We expect high academic achievement from our students, but we also will strive to meet the social, emotional and physical needs of our students. Not to mention, we want students to have FUN at our school and be proud that they are Hawks! Our Stone Lake Vision Statement sums it up well:
Stone Lake Elementary School will continue a tradition of high academic achievement in collaboration with staff, families, and students. We will provide a safe environment that promotes hard work, independence, respect, responsibility, and tolerance while encouraging all learners to be successful in a culturally diverse society. Our efforts, along with our partnership with the Stone Lake community, will enable all students to take pride and ownership in their school and continue on their path to college and career readiness.
This handbook has been developed to provide you with information that will help you and your child have a successful year. Please take the time to read over this handbook.
The 2026-2027 school year will be another year for us to continue to Soar Like Hawks, and we look forward to working with all of you to ensure the success of your child. If this is your first year at Stone Lake Elementary, we welcome you to the Stone Lake Family. Veteran Stone Lake Families, welcome back to all of you. We look forward to supporting all of you on this wonderful journey this school year.
Respectfully,
Mr. Mark Beard, Principal
