VISION STATEMENT
A community united to improve the quality of life through education.

MISSION STATEMENT
By providing a quality education, the Independence School District will ensure that each learner will achieve the skills and self-confidence to be successful in an ever-changing world.

PILLARS OF THE ISD

• Literacy
• Math Computation and Problem Solving
• College and Career Readiness
• Increasing Student Attendance
• The Student and Family Experience

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOAL
All teachers in the Independence School District will engage in high quality professional development (PD).  High quality PD is collaborative in nature, is focused on continuous improvement of student learning, and is on-going and job-embedded.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VISION

1. Develop an understanding of academic rigor.
2. Collaborate about best practices.
3. Develop a model of good instructional practice.
4. Engage in a common practice of continuous improvement which includes backward design and common assessments.