 Mission, Vision & Beliefs
Mission: Valley View Elementary School is
a results-driven, collaborative community of educators, parents
and community members working together to educate all students
to be life long learners and productive citizens.
Vision: Teaching And Learning Every Day
We believe:
- All students can learn and will be challenged to reach
their full potential, in a safe learning environment.
- Students will be provided with a variety of effective,
research- based instructional approaches.
- The student management system is geared toward development
of self-discipline for a productive learning environment.
- Basic values of responsibility, dignity, trust, honesty,
teamwork, and appreciation of cultural diversity will be
modeled and taught.
- Student progress will be continually assessed, and results
used to guide instruction.
- A partnership with home and school is essential to maximize
student learning.
About Our School
- Valley View Elementary has an enrollment of about 500 students,
serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade.
- We are on the same time schedule
as most elementary schools in Boise,
8:40 - 3:15, with morning and afternoon
kindergarten
sessions.
- We have a large playground and field area, with lots of
play equipment and blacktop areas for basketball, tetherball,
four square, hopscotch, and jump rope. Our fields are used
for school activities as well as community football and softball
leagues.
- Our gym is used for our daily PE program, for boys and
girls basketball activities in an after school instructional
program, and also by Y-ball and other community groups. The
building is frequently used in the evenings as a meeting
place for community and neighborhood organizations.
Our History
Valley View Elementary School was built at the same time as
Maple Grove and Owyhee Schools, and opened in September 1969.
Valley View and Owyhee were both built with "pod" classrooms,
wherein three classes of students meet in wings connected to
a central meeting area where supplies and audio-visual equipment
are kept. The school's eighteen classrooms have movable walls
and were originally meant to facilitate team teaching.
Valley View is located on Milwaukee Street, which has become
one of the busiest streets in Boise. The school is also just
down the road from Capital High School, and well-organized
crossing guard teams have their jobs cut out for them in the
early morning hours. The school has a large playground which
borders the adjoining neighborhood.
Valley View probably got its name from the Valley View School
District which once existed in West Boise. This District, for
which the formal name was Common District # 7, was annexed
into the Boise District in 1941.
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