Mission Statement
Adopted by the Board of Education 1/13/2005
Mission Statement:
- The mission of the Elmsford Union Free School District is to enhance the teaching and learning process and to raise achievement for all students while developing mutual respect in our diverse community.
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Nuestra Declaración De la Misión:
- La misión del Distrito de Elmsford es la de realizar enseñanza y el proceso de aprendizaje y aumentar académico para todos los estudiantes mientras desarrollan el respeto mutuo en nuestra comunidad diversa.
Vision Statement
Vision:
We believe that the most promising strategy for achieving the mission of the Elmsford Union Free School District is to develop our capacity to function as a professional learning community. We envision schools in which staff:
- Unite to articulate a common mission and identify clear goals;
- Work together in collaborative teams to achieve those goals;
- Seek and implement best practices and research-based strategies for improving student achievement on a continuing basis;
- Monitor each student's progress; and
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to the academic success, talents, well-being, and social development of all students.
Values Statements
Values:
To achieve the vision of a district that functions as a professional learning community, the Elmsford Union Free School District staff makes the following collective commitments:
- Collect and analyze student achievement data, systematically, regularly, and effectively to provide timely, relevant information to direct teaching and learning in targeted instructional areas;
- Align the taught curriculum with the New York State Standards and district curriculum maps;
- Develop and administer a common local assessment program using state testing standards;
- Provide high quality resources, strategies, information, and support for parents to help their children succeed academically while promoting communication between home and school;
- Develop a Professional Development Plan (PDP) targeting specific instructional areas identified by analysis of all students' achievement data as measured by national, state, and local assessments;
- Determine the effectiveness of district-supported professional development while continuing to seek out and participate in professional development based on grade level, department, school, and district goals;
- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing support programs serving at-risk students;
- Collaboratively identify and utilize a variety of identified best practices to promote student learning; and
- Promote student interest, participation, and achievement in the visual and performing arts, athletics, and co-curricular activities.