| ABNER GIBBS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | |||||||||||||||||||
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Welcome to Abner Gibbs Elementary School! |
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| Abner Gibbs Elementary School Mission Statement: The Abner Gibbs School is committed to excellence in education. It is our mission to foster an atmosphere of mutual caring, respect and responsibility. Each child should develop a strong foundation in listening, speaking, reading, writing, problem solving, and critical thinking. It is our mission to enrich all students by providing opportunities that recognize the difference in students in terms of culture, language, ability and learning style. The mission of the Abner Gibbs School includes the following premises: Each student has the opportunity to participate and take "ownership" of their learning through active involvement. Each student has the opportunity to learn according to their own abilities and they must be encouraged to strive for excellence. •Each student must experience success in order to maximize learning. • Each teacher creates a school culture of excellence that helps to build a caring, cohesive and collaborative school community. • Each teacher builds collaborative relationships with all stake holders through open, frequent, direct and timely communication. •Each teacher regularly measures student achievement and academic progress by focusing on student out comes through observations, curriculum, and portfolio assessment. • Each teacher participates in professional development designed to enhance the subject content knowledge, strengthen their teaching abilities and accommodates the individual needs of each child. •Each student has the opportunity to realize and develop positive values and responsibilities, so that they are able to conduct themselves as responsible citizens and global learners. Abner Gibbs Elementary School Vision Statement: Our teaching and learning is meaning based with an integrated curriculum for critical thinking utilizing appropriate technology: All students have an opportunity to participate and take "ownership" of their learning through active involvement. There is a special emphasis on students at risk including the language minority student. As a school, we create a school culture of excellence that helps to build a caring, cohesive, and collaborative school community. We form classrooms and programs to support and improve student outcomes in preparation for citizenship and the world of work. We build collaborative relationships with all stake holders which provide opportunities and support to allow our students to maximize their potential. We regularly measure student achievement and academic progress by focusing on student outcomes through curriculum assessment, teacher and peer observations, standardized tests and portfolio assessment. The teachers, the administrator, and the support staff participate in professional development designed to enhance their subject content knowledge, strengthen their teaching skills and build skills in shared decision - making.Knowing that resources are limited, and the future of our children is at risk, we need the support of the families, the community and the state. We need to open the doors of ownership so that positive changes can take place. With a unified effort, we are developing this school improvement plan. |
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