Specific student outcomes related to Mission: Students will:
Become actively involved in their learning through discussions and collaboration with peers
Reflect on their behaviors and understand their emotions and how their actions affect those around them
Increase self-awareness of preferred learning styles as they produce differentiated products to demonstrate learning targets
Effectively communicate ideas through discussion as well as written expression in each academic area
Actively listen to one another respectfully while embracing others’ differences
Self-regulate behaviors to effectively contribute to the classroom and school community
Learning Beliefs: We believe that students learn best when they are:
Provided a safe, structured learning environment
Given choices in the styles of their learning
Recognized for giving their best effort
Applying new learning to real-world situations
Provided effective, engaging lessons infused with clear expectations, guided practice, and opportunities for student choice in independently applying new learning
Collaborating with peers
Challenged to achieve high expectations
Asked to use their prior knowledge to help construct new knowledge
Commitments: To accomplish our mission, we will as educators:
Develop units and lesson plans aligned to the standards
Plan and implement effective lessons incorporating higher order thinking skills
Involve students in the decision-making process
Clearly model expectations and learning targets as well as provide multiple opportunities for guided and independent practice
Differentiate lesson design and expectations to challenge students at individual levels
Provide students authentic literature experiences incorporating multiple opportunities for written expression
Encourage individual responses and provide students with a variety of ways to answer prompts, questions, and assignments
Support character development through district anti-bully curriculum and responsive classroom activities
Incorporate all available technology resources to enrich learning
Foster a strong home/school partnership through clear, consistent communication and involvement opportunities
