Ms. Kirkpatrick

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About The Teacher
Ms. Kirkpatrick is enjoying her 22nd year of teaching and has always served students in Ford County as a teacher and/or vocational coordinator. She teaches at PBL Junior High School in the mornings and facilitates STEP (a high school work-study program for students with disabilities) for both the PBL and GCMS High Schools through the Ford County Special Education Cooperative office in Gibson City in the afternoons. vkirkpatrick@pbl.k12.il.us kirkpatrickv@gcms.k12.il.us

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Mission
It is the mission of Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District No.10 to prepare each student to be a successful citizen as demonstrated through strong character, responsible actions, and a passion for life-long learning. PBL students will be empowered with the skills that allow them to read with comprehension, communicate clearly, utilize technology, think critically, work effectively with others, and use information to solve problems. PBL is committed to a systematic approach of support and intervention to assist each individual in reaching his or her full potential. We are dedicated to providing a safe environment while fostering a climate of high expectations for our students, staff, and the communities we serve. (Adopted April, 2009) Rigor: PBL is dedicated to providing a rigorous curriculum, coherent across grade levels, where students learn, think, comprehend, and communicate analytically. Due to a rigorous curriculum: • I can achieve anything by giving maximum effort, using my academic skills to think critically, to solve problems, and to communicate with others. Relevance: Relevance is reinforced at PBL by making curricular connections between learning objectives and real life experiences. Students will prepare for adult roles by learning and applying fundamental skills and competencies. My educational experiences are relevant to me because: • I can be a self motivated, life-long learner. • I can be accountable to myself and others. • I can plan for the future by adapting easily to change and managing new technologies and information. Relationships: Positive relationships are the foundation for all learning experiences at PBL. Students,staff, parents and community members will collaborate to create and foster a safe environment where respect for others and tolerance of individual differences are modeled and expected at all times. To build positive relationships: • I can be tolerant and accepting of individual differences. • I can demonstrate responsibility through good decision making. • I can display good citizenship by representing myself, my school, my community, and my country with pride. • I can achieve my goals through self motivation and by encouraging and working with others.