Mission Statement From Our Principal

Mark Onorato

A new school presents opportunities for various beginnings new classes, new faces, and new friends.  Summer and vacation can be great healers and as we approach the opening day of a new school year the excitement is in the air.

Newness alone, however, cannot produce transformation.  We ourselves must be willing to be caught up in the revitalization that is possible with each school year.  Starting a new year gives us the opportunity to make new plans, design new strategies, and implement new ideas.  We can be proud of what we achieve at the William L. Buck Elementary School in our classrooms, in our offices, and in our community.  Our program is what it is because a staff of dedicated, aspiring men and woman have a common goal to do what is best for students and are always looking for ways to achieve that goal. 

This year, as in the past, we must concentrate on the processes that spur continuing advancement: evaluating, determining how to improve, and identifying what we need to make those improvements.  The William L. Buck Elementary School offers complete academic programs with the flexibility to meet your student’s individual needs.  In addition our students will be learning, creating, and researching on our portable Apple laptops, and our SMARTboards within the classroom.  We will be introducing an interactive response system as an assessment tool designed to motivate and encourage students to participate with our new technology. 

At the William L. Buck Elementary School we recognize that our partners throughout the year are our dedicated parents/guardians.  Through the hard work and commitment of our Parent Teacher Association, our students benefit greatly form their support and continued efforts throughout the entire school year.  Working together with our PTA, we can make certain that the upcoming school year will bring great success.