Mission

WE will learn in a safe, nurturing environment to achieve academic success and become productive citizens.

Vision

The vision of Welcome Elementary is to educate and empower each child to be an independent lifelong learner, and a productive, responsible citizen. We will achieve this by creating a safe and nurturing environment for all students. Our standards-based curriculum will be progressive, challenging and rigorous. Instruction will be interactive, providing opportunities that are developmentally appropriate and will integrate technology across all areas of the curriculum.

Beliefs

• We believe that student learning is the chief priority of the school.

• We believe all students can learn, achieve, and succeed.

• We believe the school should provide a physically safe and nurturing environment in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

• We believe the school should provide a positive, child-centered environment that is conducive to learning.

• We believe each child can develop into a self-directed, independent learner and a productive, responsible citizen.

• We believe that the curriculum should be a standards-based, integrated and vertically sequential.

• We believe children learn at different rates and with different learning styles.

• We believe instruction should involve best practices, utilizing a hands-on, multi-sensory approach.

• We believe that assessments should be aligned with instruction and incorporate higher order thinking skills.

• We believe education is the shared responsibility of teachers, parents, and the community.