Joplin R-VIII
The Joplin R-VIII School District, in the Southwest region, enrolls about 7,500 students at thirteen elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school.
- 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.
Mission
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.
1717 E. 15th Street
P.O. Box 128
Joplin, Missouri 64802-0128
Phone (417) 625-5200
Fax (417) 625-5210
http://www.joplin.k12.mo.us/
Joplin, Missouri 64802-0128
Phone (417) 625-5200
Fax (417) 625-5210
http://www.joplin.k12.mo.us/
South Middle School 2010 Highlight
“MIM has provided South Middle School with professional development opportunities that we would not have had otherwise. MIM has allowed the RPDC to support our efforts in the implementation process.”
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education works with educators, legislators, agencies and citizens through its statewide school-improvement initiatives and regulatory functions to assure that all citizens have access to high-quality public education from early childhood to adult education.