School Vision and Mission
Our mission is to develop in children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be productive, contributing individuals in a changing society. The teachers, support staff, parents, and trustees of the Hope School District believe that:
- Our children are our most precious resource.
- The primary focus of schools is to educate students.
- Education should instill a lifelong love of learning.
2007-2008
- To continue our efforts to “close the achievement gap” between our highest performing and lowest performing students through focused grade level collaboration in a Professional Learning Community that uses student outcomes to drive instruction.
- To infuse the “Catch the Wave” theme at every opportunity throughout our school community to build positive student behaviors and life long learning habits.
- To examine our beliefs and practices to ensure that we maintain high expectations for our students’ achievement and develop strategies to increase rigor and raise expectations whenever possible and appropriate.
- To launch our new Science Discovery Center with grade levels identifying critical lab activities in preparation for a new science adoption in 2008-2009.
- To fully implement the new Social Studies adoption with special emphasis on utilizing primary source enhancements with training and support from our site based Social Studies Peer Coaches.
Approved by the Hope Faculty on 10/2/07 and the Hope School Site Council on 10/23/07.
