Peterson Elementary

Motto:  Creating a future of excellence!

Mission: Promoting academic, personal, and social excellence.

Vision: Inspiring learners to be creative, curious and caring.

Values: All students can learn, have an equal opportunity to learn, and deserve access to a rich instructional program in a community where students, staff, and parents know each other, and feel valued as a member of the group.

Learning is a developmental process that can best be achieved by providing exciting, active, challenging, and purposeful higher-order thinking experiences.

It is the responsibility of the staff to prepare students to participate in a culturally diverse, democratic society as an involved citizens.  In that spirit, the development of decision-making skills and the nurturing of positive values and strong character will be as high a priority as strong academic achievement. We believe that one teacher can change a child’s life…and one child can change the world.

Each student is a special and unique individual who deserves to be valued and accepted.

Success comes from each staff member being committed to meeting every student’s academic, social, and emotional needs through school-wide programs that emphasize a healthy mind and body.