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Paca Panthers
A Place Called Hope In A Caring Community, Where Everyone Practices:
Black and Green
"Integrating communication and technology to prepare students for the 21st Century"
William Paca Elementary School is a Community of Caring School, a school-wide initiative that promotes positive decision-making, self-esteem, effective communication, and a safe, supportive learning environment.
Our program is built around five universal core values:
These values guide our students and staff in building positive relationships, making responsible choices, and contributing to a safe, respectful, and orderly school community. Community of Caring serves as the umbrella for our school-wide efforts to support the social, emotional, and personal growth of every student.
William Paca Elementary School creates a safe, caring, and nurturing environment that utilizes the diverse talents of the staff and community to encourage all students to achieve excellence as they mature intellectually, emotionally, and socially. The vision is achieved as parents and teachers forge a partnership to maintain standards of excellence in instruction and student performance.
Under the guidance of our administrative team, the staff has made a commitment to prepare our diverse student population for life in the 21st century by dedicating itself to continued professional growth, excellence in delivery of instruction, and monitoring of student progress. Within a safe and orderly environment in which all members of the William Paca community are treated with respect, cultural diversity is celebrated! Our mission is to encourage students to become life-long learners who will use their knowledge to enrich their lives, their community, and their world.
We believe in the establishment of a supportive work environment in which all staff members are encouraged to express their personal and professional opinions regarding decisions that are in the best interest of all students. We believe that all students have the ability to learn and become productive citizens in the 21st century, and that they have the right to a challenging, high-quality education with measurable results. We believe that all teachers have the responsibility to apply the highest academic standards of instructional excellence that challenge all children to develop mathematical, linguistic, visual, musical, social, spatial, physical, and naturalistic intelligences. We believe that, in the best interest of children, parents and teachers must work hand in hand, openly and positively showing appreciation and support for one another. We believe that administration, staff, parents, and community must make a commitment to challenge students to be inquisitive, imaginative, independent thinkers who communicate effectively through a wide range of oral, visual, and written experiences. The fulfillment of these beliefs depends upon commitment by administration, staff, students, parents, and community to the pursuit of excellence in education.