Mission & Goals

Mission:

It is the mission of McKibben Elementary to develop a learning community that strives toward high achievement for all.

Vision:

The McKibben staff envisions a school in which we:

1. Monitor each student’s progress on a frequent and ongoing basis.
2. Create a healthy and safe environment that fosters a lifelong love of learning.
3. Work together, interdependently in collaborative teams, to ensure academic success.
4. Demonstrate a personal commitment to achieve a common purpose through the use of SMART goals and grade level standards.

Collective Commitments:

In order to achieve the shared vision for McKibben, we commit to the following agreements:

1. We will implement Common Formative Assessments (CFAs) using the Essential Standards to monitor student learning. 
2. We will incorporate activities with students' interests in mind to have high levels of engagement.
3. We will seek out and utilize a variety of instructional strategies to promote success for all students. 
4. We will be positive, contributing members of a collaborative team.
5. We will implement Positive Behavioral Interventions Supports (PBIS) strategies and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons. 
6. We will develop, implement and evaluate SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) goals that target specific instructional areas in need of improvement. 
7. We will be accountable for following through with the agreed upon tasks.

Goals:

• To improve student achievement in language arts in each grade level as measured by performance on local, district, and state assessments.
• To improve student achievement in mathematics in each grade level as measured by performance on local, district, and state assessments.