NVUSD Mission Statement
It’s tough for me to find any real holes in NVUSD’s mission statement. It’s pretty apparent that it was written by expert mission statementers... That being said, as a biased PE teacher/athletic coach, I guess my one gripe could be the need for a greater focus on physical activity for our students. By reading all of the the districts goals within the NVUSD mission statement, I noticed physical education was mentioned only one time -- within Goal # 1 -- “Improve performance outcomes for all students, and at least one year’s growth in one year’s time in all core subjects (ELA, Math, History/Social Studies, Science), World Language, Visual and Performing Arts and Physical Education.” Likewise, Athletic programs are mentioned once under the subheading “Students thrive socially, emotionally and academically” ... “Promote and support athletic programs that comply with current best practice and provide student athletes with opportunities to learn and grow.” I’m wondering if PE (or even recess/ lunch / student free- time) can be mentioned as well within the context of social and emotional health of all students in the district, as this is obviously important for everyone, not just those who participate in extracurricular athletic programs. Rather than just focusing on “growth in one year’s time” when mentioning PE, our district's mission statement might be improved with a specific goal around the social/emotional/physical need for students to be active.
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Erica Gysbers
3/9/2021 07:48:20 pm
Agree!
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Lynda Bergner
3/10/2021 10:55:44 am
Agreed. Our Mission Statement lacks any real personality and heart. It sound so stuffy. I also agree that we need to mention social-emotional growth in terms of outdoor play/PE and how much that has to do with emotional and physical well being.
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Jason
3/10/2021 11:38:51 am
That second sentence made me LOL. The mission statement seems mostly intended to not ruffle feathers. It’s very safe.
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