Kenton School's Vision and Beliefs

Our first school improvement plan has been created just this year. Our leadership team has discussed many times, in terms of student learning, community involvement, and teacher efficacy, where we are today and where we want to go in the future. We began the process of developing our mission, vision, and beliefs statements by reviewing those from schools in our area. Then, our team collaboratively created general statements that we felt defined our school. The committee then took these and created our mission, vision, and beliefs statements. Our leadership team feels that all three statements truly represent the Kenton School community and speak highly of the education that we provide for all students.

Vision

Kenton School will strive to meet the highest academic standards by educating the “whole” child. Children will be viewed as individuals in order to reach their highest potential. Our goals, as educators, for each child will be data driven and our teaching strategies will be research based. The Kenton School community holds high expectations for all students. We expect every child to reach proficiency in order to prepare for their middle school experience. Faculty and staff members, along with members of the community, will model and promote positive behavior in order to build student character. Continuing to enhance parental involvement while maintaining a safe environment, both emotionally and physically, will improve the quality of education for all.

Beliefs

Learning

-         Students are actively engaged in the learning process.

-         Faculty and students will work to achieve proficiency for all students.

Instruction

-         Technology is an integral part of the learning process.

-         A variety of strategies and techniques will be used.

-         All work is data driven and research based.

-         Goals are aligned with state curriculum standards.

-         Instruction is differentiated based on student needs and learning styles.

Assessment

-         Assessments are on-going.

-         A variety of assessments will be used (i.e. formal, informal, teacher-observation, standardized tests).

Decision Making

-         Decision making is shared among all stakeholders through booster club meetings, Individualized Education Plan meetings, parent-teacher conferences, behavior meetings, etc.

Relationships

-         Education should be a collaborative effort among faculty/staff, parents, and students.

-         All stakeholders will display a positive attitude.

-         Two way communication is vital for relationship building between teachers/staff, students, and parents.

Expectations

-         A high performing learning culture will be promoted by all stakeholders.

-         All stakeholders will hold the highest expectations for all students in order for the students to reach their highest potential.