MISSION

Our mission at Blackwell Elementary School is to establish a strong, cooperative foundation for lifelong learning by nurturing, guiding and challenging all of our students to achieve their maximum potential. 

BELIEFS 

Our Core Beliefs about Learning and Discipline:

• Student learning is the main priority of our school.

• Student success in school depends on strong reading, writing, and math skills.

• Each student is valued as an individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.

• The staff is committed to continuous improvement to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.

• Curriculum and instructional practices incorporate a variety of learning activities to accommodate differences in the learning styles and abilities of our students.

• Teachers, administrators, parents, and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school mission.

• Students should be responsible for solving their own problems with adult guidance.

• Students should learn that breaking rules results in the loss of privileges.

• Students should face consequences instead of punishment whenever possible.

• Preserving and/or enhancing a student's self-respect and dignity is crucial to a successful disciplinary action.

• Students should not see the adult as the source of their problem during a disciplinary action.

• Discipline should be considered an opportunity for personal growth rather than a bad thing that should never happen.