Mission & Vision
Mission & Vision
At Independence Elementary School, we are here to ensure that all students achieve at a high level. We build a culture where joy is a cornerstone of our daily effort. Our team is united to unlock its full potential for student success and establish a benchmark for high levels of achievement.
We will do this through the collective commitments:
- We commit to understanding and adhering to research-based best practices.
- We commit to encourage and support students and staff.
- We use data to inform decisions.
- We promote joy in our school.
Attendance Matters!
- Assemblies
- Monthly certificates
- Daily announcements
- Random drawing incentives for weekly attendance trackers
- Attendance prizes, drawings and thank yous
- Monthly potlucks
- Community building
- Individual phone calls
- ParentSquare for communication
- Home visits
- Attendance Assemblies
- Monthly Family Events
- All staff phone calls and weekly postcards
- Parent-Teacher Club- 40+ families
- Welcoming environment
- Greeting every student with a warm welcome
- Weekly attendance trackers where students keep track
- Teachers – Two calls a day
- Home visits
- AVID student mentors
- Power Peer Mentors and Leadership Exchange to CHS
- Bilingual Morning Announcement
- Class competitions
- K/5th buddies
- WOU Mentors
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- Assemblies
- Monthly certificates
- Daily announcements
- Random drawing incentives for weekly attendance trackers
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- Attendance prizes, drawings and thank yous
- Monthly potlucks
- Community building
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- Individual phone calls
- ParentSquare for communication
- Home visits
- Attendance Assemblies
- Monthly Family Events
- All staff phone calls and weekly postcards
- Parent-Teacher Club- 40+ families
-
- Welcoming environment
- Greeting every student with a warm welcome
- Weekly attendance trackers where students keep track
- Teachers – Two calls a day
- Home visits
- AVID student mentors
- Power Peer Mentors and Leadership Exchange to CHS
- Bilingual Morning Announcement
- Class competitions
- K/5th buddies
- WOU Mentors
PBIS in action
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- School wide- PBIS Pre and Re-teaching: Expectation Rotation
- School wide- Character Strong Assemblies and Awards
- School wide Golden Tickets
- Individual and Small Group Re-teach Expectations
- Classroom Lessons on Character Traits from School Based Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator
- Tier 2/3 SEL Groups: Friendship, Skills and Self-regulation Groups
- Complete Revamp of Behavior Team
- Teaming with Caregivers
How are we improving instruction?
- Language Arts Identified Essential Standards and PLC Focus
- What I Need (WIN) time – reading, English and Spanish instruction and interventions
- Reading Mastery, Estrellita, Lunita
- Small group and individual intervention
Daily English Language Development – Student structured talk routines
- Schoolwide vocabulary routing
Learning Resource Center
- Reading mastery
- Corrective reading
- Reasoning and writing
- Connecting math concepts
- Social skills groups
- Everyday speech