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Nurturing a calm and supportive environment focusing on recognition, celebration, and individual worth. Energizing student achievement through resources, rigor, and collaboration. Generating societal impact by preparing students for the 21st Century with confidence and determination. Adhering to Accreditation Standards for Quality School Systems and fostering continuous improvement through data-based decision-making.
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Anchored in the Nebraska Plains – Prepared for Waves of Change
NURTURING CALM We envision an environment of continuous support from community-family-school where: • Effort is recognized • Success is celebrated • Love and laughter are encouraged • Support is consistent • Self worth is emphasized • Community wellness is a priority • Individual responsibility is expected
ENERGIZING CATALYST We envision methods that generate student achievement, involvement, and opportunity by: • Allocating resources based on student need • Inspiring educational rigor • Individualizing teaching and learning • Providing meaningful instruction • Helping students identify their interests • Maintaining a focus on study • Constantly building parent, student, staff and community collaboration • Promoting imagination and resourcefulness
SOCIETAL IMPACT We envision preparing students to confidently enter the 21st Century world: • Equipped to make a difference • Determined to do what is right • Empowered with a foundation of knowledge and skills • Willing to network and function within a community • Passionate about their futures • Prepared for life-long learning
AdvancEd/NCA • Accreditation Standards for Quality School Systems • Quality Assurance Review (QAR) • 7 Standards with Indicators
7 Standards • Vision and Purpose • Governance and Leadership • Teaching and Learning • Documenting and Using Results • Resources and Support Systems • Stakeholder Communication and Relationships • Commitment to Continuous Improvement
School Improvement Process Implementation Team • PK-2 • 3-6 • 7-12 Project Management Team Preparation Team • Resource Management • Staff Development • Public Relations VMT Assessment Team • Student Data • Wellness • Safety Planning Team • Curriculum Integration • Program Development • Individualized Education
September 12, 1962John F. Kennedy Moon Speech to Rice University We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.