We will ensure opportunities for successful learning according to each student’s needs and abilities. This will be achieved through a partnership of students, families, school, business, and government by setting high expectations, fostering self-discipline, respect, responsibility, and promoting life-long learning.

School Mission

Keystone is a learning, caring place where we treat others with courtesy, kindness and respect. At Keystone, we work and play safely while striving to do our best.

The Keystone staff believes that learning occurs for all children in an environment that meets changing needs and focuses on the development and education of the whole child.

We believe children need to think critically and solve problems. We encourage children to be life long learners and participate successfully in society.

KEYSTONE EXPECTATIONS

Dear Parents and Community:

Keystone Elementary School and staff continue to strive to meet the needs of all students.  As a cohesive teaching staff, we have analyzed those needs and have taken sweeping measures to focus on our teaching goals.  The “portrait of the CV Learner,” which reflects our Central Valley Strategic Plan and the State Essential learnings, guides us as we support students in their learning process.  We teach purposefully as we strengthen and continue to emphasize all academic areas throughout our direct instructions.  We offer open concept and multi-age classrooms, both of which allow students an opportunity to learn in situations which provide the best education for our students.

Our PTA Board functions with staff and community as a leadership team for school improvement.  Members and committee chairs give input and support to program development and have made huge efforts to uphold our school goals and needs.  We have also received strong support from our business partners, Washington Mutual Bank, which supports our school as a business partner in banking as well as supporting our school activities; and, Mr. Noble of  Longhorn Barbecue, who supports our birthday, academic awards program, and CKRS awards along with community activities.

This year we have been working as a staff team to integrate our State Essential Learnings, coordinate our teaching activities to reflect the learnings, and to keep reinforcing our writing program withThinking Maps training.

We (staff, students, parents, and community) are working together to be more effective communicators, complex thinkers, and problem solvers through mutual respect and collaboration.

The care, joy, and pride we share at Keystone is felt whenever one enters our school.  Please come  and visit.

Sincerely,

  Val Anderson

 Principal