Mission, Vision, Values & Goals

Mission

The mission of the Sylvan Union School District is to provide a dynamic, broad-based education that prepares each child to be a contributing member of society.


Vision

To achieve this mission, we embrace the following instructional norms as the Sylvan Union School District Vision for education:

Our Classroom environments...

  • Are physically safe, clean, and well-organized
  • Demonstrate a student centered focus 
  • Feature outstanding classroom management 
  • Are constantly monitored by teachers who demonstrate “withitness” 
  • Are positive, risk-taking environments for students and teachers
  • Feature a growth mindset and an innovative spirit
  • Feature healthy, respectful relationships contributing to a powerful sense of a 
  • Learning Community
  • Feature compassionate understanding of all students in all conditions

Our instruction consists of ...

  • Well-constructed and delivered standards-based learning goals
  • Purposeful academic vocabulary, language, and discourse 
  • Deliberate and rigorous instructional design
  • Continuous, varied, on-going assessment
  • Active, engaged participation by both teacher and students
  • Intentional collaborative work with flexible student grouping
  • Appropriate pacing, differentiating and scaffolding to meet the needs of all 
  • students
  • Research based strategies delivered by teachers who are experts in their content
  • Authentically integrated educational technology
  • Evaluation of student achievement based on multiple measures
  • Comprehensive content coupled with 21st Century skills

Values

These values undergird our work: 

Collaboration
At all levels

Excellence
In instruction

Integrity
We are open and honest in all of our interactions

Reflection
We constantly monitor, evaluate and refine our mutual work

Communication
Everyone has a voice, give and receive

Flexibility
Tight/loose - many avenues to accomplish our goals

Innovation
We are a 21st Century organization, open and responsive to new ideas

Responsibility
We accept responsibility for the achievement results of our students

Professionalism
We proudly represent our profession in our behavior and manner in which we present ourselves

Citizenship
We understand that our work is vital to the development of the future generations who will become leaders in our community, state, nation, and world

Community
We work in the context of the larger community, supporting and being supported by parents and organizations


Goals

Our students will constantly learn and achieve success at or above grade level

Our staff will constantly improve their skills