Proctor School Mission Statement

Our mission statement describes the beliefs and priorities of the entire school community:

Proctor Elementary School is dedicated to providing meaningful learning opportunities within a supportive, clean, and safe environment.

• We recognize mastery of academic skills as a primary goal.

• We strive to create and maintain an atmosphere that fosters the healthy emotional, intellectual, social, and physical growth of each student.

• We value education as a process of opening our students’ minds to critical thought and creative activity.

• We believe in the development of curriculum that encourages consideration for others, appreciation for diversity, compassion, empathy, responsibility, and self-discipline.

• We provide a curriculum that adapts to all learning styles and unique abilities.

• We incorporate the use of appropriate technologies to expand learning opportunities for students and increase their rate of success.

• We foster an understanding of traditions and contemporary issues.

• We emphasize that learning extends beyond the classroom walls and is a life-long experience.

• We promote a partnership between home, school, and community.

• We acknowledge that learning is enhanced in an environment of sharing, caring, laughing, questioning, risking, and growing.