Welcome Back to School for the 2024 – 2025 School Year.
On behalf of the Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 Governing Board and District Administration I offer a wholehearted welcome to our district. For those students that are returning, welcome back.
This school year begins with hope and optimism to maintain the academic excellence that our district has built in the last two years. The district promises to maintain the LEA letter grade of B for the upcoming school year.
Academic excellence is our guiding principle. Excellence, Every Student, Every Day, is the vision statement. Providing a culture of continuous improvement is central to the district’s strategic plan. The district will work hard to uphold the following:
Core Values
• Respect – we build healthy relationships through Ké and acceptance among all students, teachers, staff, parents and community.
• Responsibility – we maintain high academic expectations and commitment to empower all students to develop grit, independence, and become lifelong learners.
• Trust – we exemplify integrity and ethics to promote teamwork within a safe learning environment.
• Empathy and Patience - We empathize and exercise patience, which results in the happiness of all students, parents, and community.
• Communication and Innovation - we consistently exchange information with students, parents, community and staff to embrace innovation.
Belief Statements
We believe…
• As a district, we have a common goal of shared responsibility among students, parents, staff and community to ensure student achievement.
• The responsibility shall be shared for building strong relationships, educational foundations and supportive environments for all stakeholders.
• Our school system is accountable to our community.
• Open, honest, and transparent communication fosters credibility, mutual understanding, and trust.
• Our students, staff and all stakeholders deserve respect.
• All students are capable of learning.
Quality involvement from all involved with the students’ learning is our goal. Thank you and again Welcome Back to School.
Sincerely,
Lemual Adson
Superintendent