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Shared Beliefs
Quality Instructional Program
- Begins by focusing on the individual needs of the learners
- Provides an engaging and challenging curriculum that is developmentally appropriate
- Empowers children to be thinkers, with a love for learning
Supportive Community
- Trusts that teachers and staff will do their jobs professionally
- Fosters cooperation, not competition, by caring for and supporting all children, not just their own, as part of a learning and caring community
- Allows students to succeed on their own and learn from their mistakes
- Communicates openly and values communication
- Values learning by providing models at home and being involved in PTA, volunteering, and extra-curricular program.
- Models core values of tolerance, respect and cooperation
Effective Teachers
- Is sensitive to individual learning styles and respects the differences in students
- Is knowledgeable of current curriculum demands and delivers a flexible and creative program that is challenging and appropriate
- Provides a positive safe and motivating learning environment in which diverse learners experience academic and social success
- Fosters a love of learning while he or she continues to grow professionally
- Communicates openly and values communication
High Performing School
- Strives to improve, continues to challenge ideas, and works to build upon previous success, while reflecting on and evaluating its mission
- Offers opportunities to meet the needs of all students through consideration of varied learning styles and academic and emotional needs
- Values an environment where teachers work collaboratively towards the success of all students
- Has a child-centered program that uses best practices to ensure success and promotes life-long learning
- Creates an environment in which students feel safe and motivated
- Has strong leadership that promotes teamwork among staff, communicates high achievable expectations, provides appropriate support and is open to the concerns of staff, students and community
Successful Students
- Have the confidence to take risks, develop opinions, and work with others, while continuously striving to develop their own style
- Have a support system at home and at school which helps them develop a caring attitude
- Are challenged, interested, highly motivated, excited and enthusiastic in the academic arena
- Understand and reflect core values of tolerance, respect and cooperation and work to improve their school and community