Mission Statement:

The mission of Norman Smith Elementary School is to provide a challenging curriculum based on state standards which encourages each student to achieve academic success, while developing character and the social skills to excel at the next academic level.

Beliefs:

All students have the right and the ability to learn.

The students' learning environment will be safe, relaxed, and conducive to learning.

The physical, social, and academic needs of our students are viewed as individually unique.

The teachers and administrators will develop various instructional techniques to meet the individuality of each student's learning ability.

The teachers will encourage independent thinking skills to help develop good decision-making processes.