Brian Gamm
Executive Director
Elementary Instructional Support
1331 Franklin S.E. 49506
p. 616.819.2020 f.616.819.2104
Our mission of Grand Rapids Public Schools is to ensure that all students are educated, self-directed, and productive members of society. Upon graduation students will be:
Educated
And, therefore, able to:
1. Apply skills and knowledge learned from a rigorous and relevant core curriculum
2. Demonstrate proficiency in current technologies
3. Transfer career and employability skills across multiple settings
4. Pursue lifelong learning to succeed in a changing global community
Self-Directed
And, therefore, able to:
1. Use a high degree of self awareness to facilitate making life-directing decisions
2. Identify and initiate career-appropriate post-secondary options
Productive
And, therefore, able to:
1. Appreciate and respect cultural and individual diversity
2. Actively participate as productive members of a democratic society