Mission

The mission of the Amity Elementary School community is to empower students to become responsible learners and to promote character development.

Vision

The Amity community fosters learning to embrace the challenges of the future. We always welcome new families as we embrace their new ideas and information. We also appreciate our families who have been apart of Amity for so long and who we look to for stability. Amity continues to have its excellent academic reputation. With standards and goals set for us by the Federal and State Governments and because of our own expectations, this current era is, without question, one of the most difficult we have ever faced. The expectations will only become greater. We aim to meet each challenge with confidence and with determination. Amity Elementary School students will be empowered and will represent this area and their families with pride as they move on into their future endeavors. We have been and will continue to be a learning community.

Goals

The goal for Amity Elementary School is to exceed the standards set by the Boise School District and the State of Idaho as noted in detail in the School Improvement Program (SIP) plan.

Values

The following expectations: Responsibility, Teamwork, Honesty, Respect and Dignity will be integrated into the Amity Elementary School curriculum.

Guiding Questions:

• Exactly what is it that we want students to learn?
• How will we know each student has acquired the essential knowledge and skills?
• What happens in our school when a student does not learn?

Effective Schools Correlates

1. Strong Instructional Leadership
2. Clear and focused mission
3. Safe and orderly environment
4. Climate of high expectations
5. Frequent monitoring of student progress
6. Positive home-school relations
7. Opportunity to learn and student time on task

Collaboration

Time has been set aside so each grade level can meet at least 30 minutes per week to collaborate on student learning. Each collaboration meeting will be driven by an agenda and notes on the meeting will be returned to the principal, who will attend meetings as much as possible.

Differentiation

Differentiation may look different from grade level to grade level. The key piece is the way in which the Guiding Questions are answered.