Our
School
Desert Canyon
Elementary
A
closer look
Enrollment
- Kindergarten through Fifth
grade
- Opened in the Fall of 1998
- Kindergarten = five half day classes
with three teachers
- First = four classes
- Second = five classes
- Third = four classes
- Fourth = four classes
- Fifth=four classes
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- Location
- North on Pima past Frank Lloyd Wright,
turn right on Bell Road, pass
- the Phoenix Coyote Hockey Rink, turn
South (right) on Thompson Peak
- Parkway until you reach the Stop Sign.
You will see the school directly
- in front of you, but you must turn left
to reach the parking lot.
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- The school may also be reached by
turning north off Frank Lloyd Wright at Thompson Peak Parkway. Go
across the bridge to McDowell Mountain Ranch Road and turn
right.
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- What's special about
us?
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- School Colors: Blue and
Silver
- Mascot: Mountain Lion
- We share our school site with Desert
Canyon Middle School.
- We share the same Principal and office
staff.
- Our Arabian library is part of the
Scottsdale Public Library.
- We have City of Scottsdale offices
located in our Administration building.
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Mission
Statement and Beliefs:
Mission
- Desert Canyon School provides a safe,
caring developmentally appropriate
- environment that enhances dignity and
honors diversity while challenging all
- students to meet their intellectual and
creative potential.
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- All students are offered the highest
academic challenge that is meaningful
- and relevant.
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Beliefs
Our School Community
will:
- Have high academic expectations which
are supported by a basic foundation of skills
- Anticipate the future needs of the child
in a changing world.
- Have the opportunity to participate in
school decision making
- Support and maintain a safe
environment
- Provide a climate of honest, consistent
and clear communication.
- Offer clear and simple on-going ways for
parent and community involvement
- Reward,recognize, and celebrate
learning
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Our Teachers will:
- Make decisions based on what is best for
kids
- Teach concepts, processes and essential
skills that meet and exceed district
- curriculum standards
- Provide learning experiences for all
types of learners
- Encourage children to be appropriate
risk takers
- Establish and maintain a safe and
nurturing learning environment
- Challenge all learners to realize their
highest potential through meaningful
- learning experiences
- Clearly present high academic goals and
behavior expectations.
- Embrace professional growth
- Communicate openly and often with the
school community
- Be a cooperative member of a cohesive
team
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Our Students will be responsible
for:
- Their role in the learning
process
- Working cooperatively with the school
community
- Their own behavior
- Respecting others and
property
- Contributing time and effort to the
school and community
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Our Parents will support learning
by:
- Contributing to the school community
through the investment of time, talents and resources
- Respecting teachers as professionals and
partners in education
- Taking a pro-active role in
communicating with the school staff
- Providing an appropriate learning
environment at home
- Sending their children to school ready
to learn
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Our Administrators
will:
- Make decisions based on what is best for
kids
- Cultivate academic excellence, ownership
and social responsibility
- Foster participation and cooperative
relationships among all members of the
- school community
- Provide clear direction and communicate
consistent messages to staff,
- students, parents and
community
- Support and recognize staff, students,
parents and all others for
- contributions to the school
community
- Model strong leadership with a
commitment to site-based shared decision making
- Establish and maintain high expectations
for academic and behavioral standards for students
- Provide time and opportunities for
professional growth
- Model and expect high professional
standards for all staff
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