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Tom was always a bit sceptical about Mission Statements but conceded that they were worth creating.
A Primary (elementary) School Mission Statement might be:
Our School is totally focused in all that it does on facilitating the academic learning and the development of a positive self image for each student.
The goals of that school might be as follows:
- Students feel safe and secure in our school environment.
- Students feel respected in our school environment
- Our students have a positive self image.
- Our students achieve academically taking into account all the factors that are daily affecting their lives in-school and out-of-school.
- There are no gaps in the learning of our students in the vital areas of literacy and numeracy.
- In all other learning areas our students cover the prescribed curriculum for their year level being stimulated and excited about the learnings therein and being ready for the more rigorous demands of middle and secondary schooling.
- Our teachers are the very best that we can attract and our selection practices are rigorous.
- Our teachers are professionals who take responsibility for being up to date in the knowledge and skills required for their vocation.
- Our school utilises the skills and knowledge of its teachers to provide leadership that is distributive and not bound to come from within the administrative hierarchy of the school.
- Our school cares for its staff members as whole people who have lives within and outside our school community.
- Our school is in partnership with the parents in the education of their student offspring.
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Tom wanted each of the Goals to be stated in a way that they could be assessed as to whether they were being achieved or not. This assessment would occur as part of ensuring that the School was effective in terms of its Effectiveness criteria.
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May the Force be with you!
GD
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