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Austin Elementary

Dekalb County Schools

About Austin

 
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Austin Elementary School, in partnership with staff, parents, and community, is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where challenging and creative teaching occurs utilizing state of the art resources. Individual learning needs will be met and students will develop into confident, productive members of society.
 
We Believe... 
*All students want to succeed.
*All children can learn.
*A working partnership is vital to educational success, with parents, teachers, administrators and students working together.
*Students learn in different ways; therefore, curriculum can and should be modified to meet the learning styles and ability levels of the students.
*A school should provide a safe, positive environment for learning.
*All children and staff deserve to be treated with respect and held to high and attainable expectations.
*Education should be designed to foster the development of the total child.
*Students learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process.
*Each student is a valued individual with unique social, emotional, and physical needs.