Dear
Canyon View Families,
The
first three full weeks of school are in the books and the students and staff at
Canyon View Elementary are starting to settle into our routines. I want to thank all of our families who
attended our Curriculum Nights this week and we hope the evenings were
informative and you were able to learn about your child’s day here at
school. As mentioned during our
Curriculum Nights, we will continue to work hard to keep the lines of communication
open with our families. We fully understand
how important it is to build and maintain a strong school-home partnership and
we appreciate your support!
As
we continue our roll out of the new CFSD Strategic Plan, Envision21: Deep Learning we will focus on specific aspects of the
plan to give our families a better understanding of the direction we are headed
as a district and as a school.
This week, we have included our revised CFSD mission and vision
statements and our shared core values.
At the school level, we have started the second phase of the branding
process for our school. Clearly
defining the unique selling points and core values for our school is an
important step in this process. When
we have completed our work, we will want every adult and child associated with
our learning organization to know exactly what Canyon View Elementary stands
for.
Catalina
Foothills School District Strategic Plan 2014-2020
Our Mission
Catalina Foothills School District,
a caring and collaborative learning community,
ensures that each student achieves intellectual and personal excellence, and is well prepared
for college and career
pathways.
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Our Vision
Learning
transfers to life
beyond the
Catalina Foothills
School District
experience, enabling each
student to flourish as a responsible citizen
in the global community.
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Our Shared Core Values
We
believe that the human capacity to learn is
boundless. Therefore, we
embrace the obligation to actualize
the following shared core
values to create a learning
environment that supports maximum achievement.
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Excellence
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We invest
in the intellectual and personal achievement of each student, set
high expectations, and focus on continuous improvement.
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Equity
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We accept
and value the
unique needs of all students,
and allocate resources to provide the learning environment
necessary to reach
each student’s
potential.
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Commitment
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We believe in one’s personal
capacity to make a
difference, invest in the
hard work needed to realize
goals, and seek ways to continuously improve.
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Belonging
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We create
a culture in which
each student feels
safe, welcome, supported, included,
and connected.
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Compassion
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We care
about others; express
kindness, concern, and empathy; and help others
through action.
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Responsibility
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We understand and accept the impact and consequences of personal
actions and decisions, and recognize and
fulfill obligations to self, others,
and the community.
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Respect
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We appreciate
the unique qualities
of others, seek to
understand perspectives, and display courtesy and consideration for all.
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Integrity
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We meet high
ethical standards and
practice honesty and
sincerity in
relationships and actions.
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Curiosity
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We inspire
inquisitive thinking, exploration,
investigation,
a thirst for knowledge, and
a desire to learn.
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Innovation
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We
encourage critical thinking and problem solving so that students explore and
generate new ideas to create something valuable and unique.
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Risk Taking
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We develop an
environment where errors and questions
are welcomed as opportunities
to learn.
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Perseverance
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We
help students focus, follow through on tasks to completion, and seek ways to reach
goals when faced with
obstacles.
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Resilience
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We build the
capacity to face,
overcome, and ultimately be strengthened by challenges.
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Have
a fun and safe Labor Day weekend!
Sincerely,
Rob
Henikman
Principal