Mission

Our mission is for Westside Elementary to be a safe, supportive, and collaborative school where we inspire children to be learners and leaders. 

Vision

We envision a school community in which students, teachers, staff and parents:

• Work cooperatively and collaboratively to accomplish our mission.
• Commit to clear, measurable, and rigorous academic learning targets.
• Support each other with respect and kindness.
• Embrace and respect diversity in all capacities.

Collective Commitments

We will:

• Identify clear and measurable learning targets and help students and parents understand how those learning targets will be taught and measured.
• Use varied and balanced assessments to guide our instruction.
• Provide additional and timely instructions until students become proficient.  We will extend learning for students who are proficient.
• Teach students our schoolwide expectations and acknowledge students for learning and playing cooperatively.
• Foster individual student responsibility by teaching problem solving skills and by providing opportunities for students to make responsible choices and develop leadership skills.
• Help students set individual learning goals, monitor their progress, and celebrate their achievements.
• Model lifelong learning through reflection, adaptation, and professional growth.
• Communicate frequently with parents so, together, we can ensure all students meet or exceed our learning targets.