{"id":2,"date":"2011-01-13T17:52:37","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T22:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atkinson-elementary-school\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:06:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;Great Leaders Start Here&#8221;<\/em><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Atkinson Elementary is located in the southwest part of Henderson County in the Valley Hill district.\u00a0 Atkinson is set in a wooded locale with a stream flowing through the campus that provides a unique environment.\u00a0 Students have consistently performed well on standardized assessments and our school has been recognized as a NC School of Distinction and a NC Honor School of Excellence while exceeding expected growth. Students, staff, and families all agree that Atkinson is a community where everyone feels welcome and invited to be actively involved in the learning process. Exciting and new learning opportunities occur each day at Atkinson Elementary School. It truly is a place where <em><strong>&#8220;Great Leaders Start&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The staff at Atkinson Elementary School will work together to provide a safe, nurturing environment in which each child has the opportunity to successfully develop the academic, emotional, and social skills necessary for effectively contributing to an increasing diverse society.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELIEFS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">* Student learning is the chief priority of the school.<br \/>\n* Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.<br \/>\n* Teachers, administrators, parents, and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school&#8217;s mission.<br \/>\n* Exceptional students require special services and resources.<br \/>\n* A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.<br \/>\n* Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of instructional approaches to support their learning.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">SCHOOL VISION<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Children who attend Atkinson Elementary School will succeed as life-long learners.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/administrative-services\/student-code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HCPS Code of Conduct<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2510 Old Kanuga Rd.<br \/>\nHendersonville, NC 28739<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Office phone: 828-697-4755<br \/>\nFax: 828-698-6120<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/place?q=2510+Old+Kanuga+Road,+Hendersonville,+NC+28739&amp;hl=en&amp;ftid=0x8859c173f54d42c3:0x237404f79577cbda\">Directions to our school<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Great Leaders Start Here&#8221; Atkinson Elementary is located in the southwest part of Henderson County in the Valley Hill district.\u00a0 Atkinson is set in a wooded locale with a stream flowing through the campus that provides a unique environment.\u00a0 Students have consistently performed well on standardized assessments and our school has been recognized as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6011,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/6011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/atk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}