About Us

Welcome to McClure!

Our guiding philosophy is to help students become self-directed learners. Teachers at McClure focus on a collaborative environment to help students gain extra knowledge from both their teachers and their peers. Teachers support students in becoming lifelong learners. All classrooms focus on social emotional learning and start their day with check-ins with students and a community time to build relationships.

remodeled school

Thanks to a $415 million bond issue passed by voters, we are home to a new 13 classroom addition, with four of the classrooms also functioning as FEMA certified safe rooms. In the event of severe weather, students will be protected in reinforced structures complete with ventilation systems, emergency supplies, and separate restrooms.

Social Emotional Learning

We are committed to a culture that supports a sense of belonging and support for both adults and children. McClure is one of five recipients of the Wallace Foundation's Social/Emotional Learning Grant, aimed at supporting the development of children's cognitive, interpersonal, and character-building skills through social emotional anchors and practices. We call ourselves a "McFamily," focusing on supportive classroom environments so we can educate the whole child by meeting his or her social, emotional, and academic needs. With strong social and emotional skills, our students will be able to set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

To help accomplish this, we are incorporating into our daily experience 12 Tool Box life skills that will enable our students to develop these anchor practices and use them in all of life’s situations. In addition, our teachers conduct daily community meetings with students that emphasize these life skills as they are applied to day to day events that take place throughout the school day. You will receive a family copy of these Tools at our back to school event.

McClure Core Beliefs

We believe that every attempt should be made to maintain the dignity of both the adult and the student.

We believe that students should be guided and expected to solve the problems they create without making problems for anyone else in the world.

We believe that students should be given the opportunity to make decisions and live with the results, whether the consequences are good or bad.

We believe that misbehavior should be handled with logical/natural consequences instead of punishments whenever possible.

We believe that misbehavior should be viewed as an opportunity for individual problem solving and preparation for the real world as opposed to a personal attack on the school or staff.

We believe that students should have the opportunity to tell their side of the story (due process) when consequences appear to be unfair.