The vision of Sarah Smith Elementary School is a community where learning is
a passion, excellence is achieved, and dreams are realized.
The mission of Sarah Smith Elementary School is to promote a safe, nurturing
environment grounded in a relevant, comprehensive curriculum. With a
commitment to excellence, our staff will strive to ensure that students
become critical thinkers, life-long learners, and responsible citizens in a
global community.
We believe:
* Students are our focus.
* Individuals are unique and valuable and must be treated with equality,
dignity, and respect.
* Every student has the ability to learn and the right to a quality
education.
* A quality ecucation meets the needs of individual learners.
* All members of the school community serve as role models by practicing
professional ethics.
* Learning is a life-long process.
* Children are our greatest resource and the key to our future.
Adopted: August 8, 2002