Mission, Purpose, and Theme Proposal presented to the MCS BOE by

Corey W. Lawson, Principal

July 17, 2012

Park Street Elementary SchoolThe S.M.A.R.T. Goals Academy

‘Re-visioning’ the current ThemePark Street’s Theme: Community Collaborative Successful students require successful family and community involvement. We will focus on the whole child through community outreach and support. We will develop, promote, and sustain community partnerships with local businesses, branches of the city government, Greek, non-profit, and religious organizations and agencies.

“What was difficult about promoting innovation using the current theme/focus?” Both the Park Street School Governance (SGT)and School Improvement Leadership (SILT)Teams consistently agreed that innovations aligned to the Community Collaborative School theme were increasingly difficult to communicate to all stakeholders especially to the students. Overall, the theme was mostly conceptual and idealistic. Evidence of success remained elusive at best.

 

Proposed Purpose and Mission Statements aligned to the S.M.A.R.T. Goals Theme

The following Purpose and Mission statements were drafted by the 2011-2012 P.S.E. SGT and

SILT:

Purpose-The P.S.E.S S.M.A.R.T. Goals Academy will empower students to advance their opportunities for academic success through the use of effective S.M.A.R.T. goal practices.

Mission- S.M.A.R.T. goal achievement & excellence for all.

Key Benefits aligned with the S.M.A.R.T. Goals Academy:

o Individualized goal setting and evidence of growth across the core content curriculum in all grades

o Personalized learning experiences o Increased student engagemento Opportunities to work collaboratively with otherso Focused on exceeding academic standards on local,

state and national assessmentso Increased community support and parental

involvemento Promote and accelerate 21st century skills o Positive school learning environmento Hands-on digital educational content and

achievement data using various software learning platforms

Specific• Well defined• Clear to anyone that has a basic knowledge of the contentMeasurable• Know if the goal can be reached• Know and have evidence when it has been achievedAgreed Upon• Consensus with all involved of what the goals should beRealistic• Within the availability of resources, knowledge and timeTime Based• Enough time to achieve the goal• Not too much time, which can affect content performance

Our S.M.A.R.T. goals are guided using the following process:

Our School Wide Goal Setting Process

Reference: Quality Leadership by Design The SMART Way (QLD, 2010)

What will set Park Street apart

from other schools?

“…As the S.M.A.R.T. Goals Academy, people, instruction and S.M.A.R.T.

goals achievement will matter everyday!”

In Conclusion: OUR proposed S.M.A.R.T.

Purpose and Mission:

Empowering students to advance their opportunities for academic success

through the use of effective S.M.A.R.T. goal practices.

S.M.A.R.T. goal achievement & excellence for ALL.

Special Note of Appreciation to the following contributors:

P.S.E. S.G.T. Members

Wanda Boatwright, Leigh Ann Corvino, Stephanie Grogan, Patty Hattersley, and Brian Katz

P.S.E. S.I.L.T. Members

Jennifer Bussey, Velisa Caldwell, Lynn Egan, Idris Johnson, Helen Jones, Dana Mosley, Logii Pinion, Elizabeth Powell, Kathryn Staphylaris, Patrina Tuggles, Shawn Underwood, Vonda Wilkerson, Tamille Wilson, and Sharon Worley