Context

I believe in student safety as the utmost responsibility of every adult in the building. This includes their physical safety and mental health safety to be free from bullying, stereotypes, and other negative interactions with their environment. I believe every student has the right to a quality education and deserves a great teacher. Great teachers should be expected in every classroom and not by chance.

In addition, every teacher deserves the opportunity to grow to become a great teacher. I believe in professional learning opportunities for all teachers in order to build positive, safe learning environments where every teacher has the accessibility to be the best and never stop learning to be better. I believe in shared leadership where not one individual houses all the answers, but several leaders share their knowledge with both novice and veteran teachers alike.

Summatively, both student and adult learning is centered around specific, district goals that work towards a common purpose of student safety and student learning. Resources are agreed upon and distributed equally, but the administration of interventions is based on student need rather than funding or fair distribution. Teachers, support staff, and leaders are all working towards common goals and allowing for learning amongst each other all while working towards student learning success.

Student growth and learning is only as successful as that of the teachers guiding those students. Thus the recognition for teacher leaders and professional learning is critical to helping our children grow.