Professional Goals

          ° To operate as a positive role model for all persons with whom I interact and to present a healthy and energetic demeanor towards learning.

          ° To integrate and adapt curriculum material in order to demonstrate its relevancy to students' lives and to reinforce prior learning. 

          ° To encourage self-reflection and discovery as well as critical thinking skills to enhance the abilities of the whole child.

          ° To communicate with and encourage cooperation among parents, teachers, students and principals.

          ° To provide the opportunity for students to dream, explore, create, challenge, and express themselves through a variety of media.

          ° To be receptive to change and to continue my own education to be of the most benefit to my students and myself.

Laurie York