mission

Draft 1/13/2010 D.R. =Mission Statement (Why we exist): = Partnering with the community, PUSD cultivates a nurturing learning environment that ignites each student’s curiosity, creativity, and desire to navigate their world.

Learning to excel and realize individual potential:
The broad educational community works to inspire and teach the ethics, habits, and skills necessary for students to learn and develop their interests and potential. ====In Process Examples: Counselors; Wellness Center; GATE; Special Education; Electives; Arts Instruction; MHS; Enrichment math at Elementary; After school homework support; Before and after school enrichment Interests for the future: Personalized education plans for all students; Career inventories; Life skills in High School; Internships/Mentorships; Social skills programming for all in middle school; ==== 

Resilience:
The broad educational community works to promote health and wellness, so students are prepared to meet the challenges of adulthood with resilience.  In Process Examples: Counselors at all sites; Wellness Center; Peer Mediators; Youth Educators; Associated Student Body; PEP; k-8 core; Clubs; Life skills (Havens); Cooperative Adventures (Beach); Diversity Day; Garden Project; Child Study Teams/Student Study Teams

Interests for the future: Expand relations with other schools; Expand Parent Ed; Internships/Service Learning; Alternative Ed. in middle school

Program Adaptability:
The broad educational community works to reflect, with a spirit of continuous improvement, on the relevance and effectiveness of District programs in order to promote educational opportunities that are comprehensive, innovative, dynamic, and sustainable.  In Process Examples: District goals and action plan; Site Council; Professional Development; Curriculum Forum; Ed Foundation and Parent support groups support special projects; Co-teaching; Common Assessment; Differentiated Instruction; Academic Pathways

Interests for the Future: Survey Students; Value change w/incentives; Block schedule for PMS; More collaboration time for staff; Facilitated collaboration

Global Citizenry:
The broad educational community works to develop students who are interested and engaged in understanding and participating in issues and activities that directly impact their own community as well as the larger global community.  In Process Examples: Diversity Day; Cultures week; Courses (e.g. Modern World History; Econ., Civics), Field trips; Sports; Buddies reading program; Green Team; Piedmont Appreciating Diversity Committee; Exchange students; 7- 12 World Languages; Piedmont Language School;

Interests for the Future: News feeds from around the World in classrooms; Entrepreneurship opportunities; Expand Student Exchange; k-12 language instruction; Alignment with International Baccalaureate Standards; Global Sabbatical;

Community Building:
All members of the broad educational community work to welcome and promote a public that is well informed and participates in the development and maintenance of programs and practices that support the District mission and vision.  In Process Examples: Site Councils; Curriculum Forum; Special Education Advisory Committee; GATE Advisory Committee; Budget Advisory Committee; Transition Meetings at sites; Parcel Tax Citizens Advisory Committee; Transition meetings at sites; Piedmont Educational Foundation; Association of Parents Clubs of Piedmont

Interests for Future: Build relations with schools outside the District; Talent Shows; Band Experiences; Promote core values of inclusion and kindness; Service learning; Promote local eco- awareness; Connecting to the cyberworld; Mentorships; Develop resource parents <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">