Parkway Schools

What is Parkway's Mission?

Parkway’s Mission Statement 2011-2015
(DRAFT #5, February 2, 2010)

A copy of this draft mission is listed below. Click here for a printable version of the current draft mission statement.  If you have any suggestions or feedback on the draft mission statement, please click here or if you would like to see comments from other residents click here.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Project Parkway Steering Committee

DRAFT PARKWAY MISSION STATEMENT #5 (February 2, 2010)

MISSION: The mission of the Parkway School District is to ensure students are capable, curious and confident learners who are well-equipped to understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.

VISION
We succeed when all our students and graduates are:

• able to transfer their prior learning to new demands, in and out of school
• fully prepared for their next educational challenges
• creative, thoughtful and effective problem solvers
• increasingly self-directed, skilled and persistent as learners
• literate and critical consumers of information and ideas
• articulate speakers and effective listeners
• acting out of a strong sense of personal, social and civic responsibility
• always seeking to understand the views, values and cultures of others
• working skillfully with others to achieve common goals
• appreciative of the role the arts play in their lives and culture
• clear on a direction or calling they seek to pursue

LEARNING PRINCIPLES
People learn best when they:

• know their teachers believe they can learn and succeed
• contribute as respected members of the learning community
• are engaged in learning experiences that match their needs and interests
• find personal meaning and relevance in the learning
• are challenged to construct new knowledge by building on and accessing their current knowledge
• accept rigorous but achievable goals and multiple ways to accomplish them
• continually self-assess their work and learning through reflection and goal-setting
• receive feedback on their work and act upon that feedback
• are free to test ideas, take intellectual risks and make mistakes in pursuit of understanding
• understand the outcomes of their learning and the standards required for success
• are provided time to make meaning of content and persist with challenging, intellectual work
   

DRAFT PARKWAY MISSION STATEMENT #4 (January 27, 2010)

Click here for a printable version of the draft mission statement #4 from January 27, 2010.

DRAFT PARKWAY MISSION STATEMENT #3 (November 12, 2009)

Click here for a printable version of the draft mission statement #3 from November 12, 2009.

DRAFT PARKWAY MISSION STATEMENT #2 (September 8, 2009)

Click here for a printable version of the draft mission statement #2 from September 8, 2009.

DRAFT PARKWAY MISSION STATEMENT #1 (May 18, 2009)

Click here for a printable version of the draft mission statement #1 from May 18, 2009.

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 Click here to see a list of comments from other residents.

 Click here to download the PDF of the Draft Mission Feedback Form