It is the mission of Castlen Elementary School, a growing community of unique individuals, is to provide an equal opportunity for each student to reach his/her highest potential academically, emotionally, socially, and physically through a challenging, research-based, child centered, parent involved, and inclusive educational program.

Vision:

Our vision is to provide a challenging and collaborative learning environment that actively serves and improves the community through science, technology, engineering, and math integrated through all subject areas.  Our faculty will provide hands on learning experiences incorporating critical thinking and problem-solving skills while maximizing and ensuring individual student potential.  Through professional development and networking, students and teachers will be well-equipped to meet the challenges in the world around them.

Castlen houses 5 special education teachers, which represent the following programs:  Collaborative, Speech Language Impaired, and PACE.  Three resource aides also assist in providing services.  Students also receive weekly services from an occupational therapist, ESL teachers, and hearing impaired teachers.  A migrant advocate serves migrant students and families.

In addition to students with exceptionalities, we have other students with special needs.  Standardized test scores and reading and math inventories identify students with academic deficiencies and are served by reading resource teachers and resource aides.  The migrant, homeless, neglected and delinquent students at Castlen Elementary are also identified as "At Risk", and are provided every service.  Identified students are sent to Rose Raines in Student Services, Uniforms, field trips costs, and supplies are provided through community groups.  Mobile County Board policy is followed to ensure students register and stay in school.