Tidewater Park School Vision  The vision of Tidewater Park School is to provide the opportunity for faculty, staff, parents and community to develop, through communication, a sense of ownership, spirit, and pride in the school.

Tidewater Park School Mission  Tidewater Park Elementary School, in partnership with its children, families, the Norfolk community and Norfolk Public Schools, guarantees each child a superior education by providing quality instruction and challenging learning experiences in a safe and orderly environment which will foster life-long learning and responsible citizenship.

Our SMARTe Goal By the end of the 2020-2021 school year, all students will show growth using the Grade Equivalent (GE) on the STAR (Standardized Test for the Assesment Reading) Reading and Math Assessments.  Tier 1 students will show growth of at least one grade level.  Tier II students will show growth of at least 1.3 grade levels.  Tier III students will show growth of at least 1.5 grade levels.

Schoolwide Instructional Focus  The staff at Tidewater Park Elementary School will work together to teach comprehension skills in all content areas.  We will teach students how to justify their work by using Close Reading and Sketch Noting as we continue to develop lessons that will increase and improve vocabulary.  Teachers will use a variety of formative and summative assessments to monitor student progress and feedback will be provided.

Student Friendly Instructional Focus  We can comprehend the text we read in all subjects by justifying our work and increasing our vocabulary!

 Tidewater Park School Mantra  

HARD WORK PAYS OFF!