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Mission:
The Mission for
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School:
- To provide a sound educational
environment where students can learn the academic skills necessary to be
successful in the future.
- To instill in students self-worth
and promote positive interactions with others.
- To encourage students to become
responsible and civil-minded community members.
Our
Principal’s Beliefs:
- Every child can be a successful
learner.
- Every Child is a unique and
talented individual
- Children need to be nurtured with
consistent, high expectations for their appropriate behavior.
- Children need to be taught to be
caring, hard working, responsible citizens.
- Everyone should make sure that
everyone else has a “Good Day!”
- Teachers should provide positive
learning environments and adapt their teaching to the learning styles of
children.
- Teachers should be life-long
learners and should model that belief to their students.
- Teachers are to be respected and
supported in all their endeavors to educate children.
- Parents must participate in the
children’s education by teaching the value of education at home, providing
the time, place, materials, and support for homework and supporting school
expectations.
Our
District Goals:
To
fulfill our mission and to underscore our beliefs, the Washington Township
Board of Education has adopted the following goals:
GOAL 1:
To ensure that all school facilities are clean, safe, secure, drug free and
prepared for emergency management.
GOAL
2: To improve student academic performance at all levels district
wide as demonstrated on recognized standardized tests including: HSPA, GEPA,
ASK-3, ASK-4, SAT and PSAT.
GOAL 3:
To increase “alternative revenues” to supplement and enhance district
programs and initiatives.
GOAL
4: To encourage innovative programming that will provide
curricular and co-curricular opportunities for all students.
GOAL 5:
To maintain frequent and quality communication within the organization and
throughout the community so as to foster understanding and support for the
mission of the Washington Township Public Schools.
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