Our Mission Statements

District Mission Statement

Joplin Schools…
Investing in the Future Today by Inspiring our Students to Pursue Excellence. We do this by:

• providing individualized and diverse opportunities for learning.
• ensuring a safe and positive learning environment.
• inspiring our students to seek knowledge and think independently.
• expanding every student’s horizons through academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities.
• providing high quality, specialized training and professional development for all educators.
• hiring and retaining the best qualified, compassionate and dedicated educators.
• inviting partnerships with families to maximize students' potential.
• building positive partnerships with our community to ensure mutual success.
• embedding meaningful technology into research-based instruction.
• facilitating positive and effective change.
• celebrating successes.
• demonstrating and reinforcing ethical behavior.