Principal Kevin Triance comes to Mark Twain School with a
background in education dating back to 1996 where he began his educational
career as a 2nd grade teacher at Val Verde Unified. Throughout his
career he has taught at 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th
grade levels covering subjects from general education to Algebra and Social
Studies. By 2005 Triance became assistant Principal at Frazier Mountain High
School but by the end of 2008 felt a need to work with students with different
needs and backgrounds transferring to teach within the Los Angeles County
Juvenile Youth Camps. Finally, 2012 brought Triance to Mark Twain from his last
position held since 2010 as the Opportunity teacher, Athletic Director and Assistant
Principal in Plumas County.
Now proud to call Angels Camp home, Triance looks forward
establishing teacher instructional norms, working on expected school-wide
learning results and holds a keen desire to create a better communication
between parents and the school. Triance has a personal goal for the school “to
achieve an 850 API score…and make sure our graduating 8th graders
are prepared in every possible way for high school.”
“I enjoy every aspect of education - teaching,
administering, planning, motivating and working with both staff and parents to
improve the education of our kids.” Yet, as a parent, with three of his
children in attendance at Mark Twain, Triance stated that in itself is “the
best part of the job.”
Currently, according to Triance, there are 547 students
enrolled at Mark Twain School with an additional 20 within the County classes.
New to the area and
the school Triance was quick to give Kathy Six, the school secretary kudos
stating that she “is the brains behind the entire operation.”
