Mission
THE MISSION OF STRONG START ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SSAES) IS TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE, HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMICS AS WE PREPARE OUR BILINGUAL, CIVIC-MINDED THINKERS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. SAES IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A CULTURE OF HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. ALL CHILDREN WILL ENGAGE IN DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS AND EMBRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH WHILE HONORING THEIR HOME LANGUAGES AND CULTURES. SSAES WILL OFFER RICH LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL EDUCATION THAT VALUES AND DEVELOPS FAMILIES' CULTURAL HERITAGES AND HOME LANGUAGES AS ASSETS. PROVIDING AN ENRICHED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION COMBINED WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS WILL HELP STUDENTS ATTAIN THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL, AND CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP WHILE PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.