On behalf of the entire Daniel Boone staff, I welcome you to the new school year! We are excited to have you back and look forward to another year of learning and growing.
Daniel Boone is excited to have such a caring community of parents, teachers and staff who work together as a family to ensure every child reaches their fullest potential. Positive relationships and open communication between home and school is essential in ensuring the success of your children. The work the teachers do every day to prepare and educate your child can only supplement the devotion you provide at home to make certain your child reaches their fullest potential. As we enter a new school year, we thank you for your hard work and ask that you never underestimate the important role you play in the success of your child.
This handbook has been created to help answer a variety of questions you may have as we enter into this school year. In this book you will find information about our Daniel Boone Family and the Francis Howell School District. This handbook may not encompass all areas, and may be subject to change as we progress through the school year.
Thank you in advance for your continued support and involvement in the education of our children. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate giving the office a call. We value your input and suggestions on how to best educate our children. We are here to help you and your children.
Our K-5 school is located in New Melle, Missouri. New Melle is a community that was established as a German settlement in the mid 1800's and is a sister city to Melle, Germany. It is now a diversified community that continues to have a great deal of pride in the community's German heritage.
Daniel Boone Elementary first opened its doors on September 6, 1955. Daniel Boone served as the second elementary for the Reorgainized District Numbber III and was the new education center for the western half of the district. The school was designed to house classrooms for grades 1-6 plus a large all purpose room that served as both the cafeteria and gymnasium.
In October 1958 a Bond Issue financed the construction of 2 additional classrooms, which anticipated a 20% increase in enrollment for the following school year. This was the same bond issue that funded the construction of the original Francis Howell High School.
Daniel Boone has had numerous additions over the years with the most recent addition completed in 2011 which included additional classrooms and a new cafeteria. Today we serve approximately 435 students.
Daniel Boone continuously strives to provide every opportunity for our students to reach their highest potential. We are very proud of our school's past performance and we look forward to an even brighter future.
As a District focused on continuous improvement, each of our 23 schools develops a site-based school improvement plan every year. The plan outlines the goals and actions the building plans to take throughout the year to improve various areas of performance.
A pyramid of intervention is a tiered approach to prevention and intervention strategies to support students both academically and behaviorally. The pyramid uses a variety of strategies and techniques to help all students stay on the right track. The foundation of the pyramid offers Tier 1 supports for all students. Tier 2 interventions provide additional support for smaller groups of students who need more targeted help. Tier 3 provides the most intensive supports for individual students when Tier 1 and 2 interventions have been unsuccessful. Our schools review and update their pyramid on a regular basis to ensure new strategies are incorporated and all are aligned with best practice.
Check back soon for Pyramid of Intervention.
Mission
Daniel Boone Staff will guide and empower students to be impactful members of society.
School Handbook
The student handbook summarizes District policy and contains general guidelines and information. Translated copies of this Handbook are available. Contact the school office.
