About Us

Dear Yates Mill Families,

Welcome to our school community! We are excited to partner with you in creating a positive, supportive, and engaging learning environment for every student.

As your administrative team, we are committed to fostering a safe, welcoming school where every child can learn, grow, and thrive. As Yates Mill Frogs, we encourage our students to leap toward their goals with confidence, perseverance, and kindness. Together, we will support each Frog as they reach new milestones and celebrate every success along the way.

We value open communication and encourage you to reach out whenever you have questions, concerns, or need support. Working together, we can help every student succeed.

We look forward to a wonderful school year and the opportunity to get to know each of you. Thank you for being an important part of the Yates Mill community!

Warmly,

The Yates Mill Elementary Administrative Team

Mission Statement

Yates Mill Elementary School community members will collaborate to increase the achievement of all students by providing high quality differentiated classroom instruction that fosters excellence to promote academic and personal growth.

Vision Statement

Through partnerships with community members YMES will significantly increase achievement for all students by providing a 21st century education that equips students with the knowledge and expertise to become successful, who are college and career ready.

Core Value and Beliefs

1. Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to be challenged and engaged in relevant, rigorous, and meaningful learning each day.
2. Every student is expected to learn, grow, and succeed while we will eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.
3. Well-supported, highly effective, and dedicated principals, teachers, and staff are essential to success for all students.
4. The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff, while sustaining best practices, will promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, risk-taking, and innovation that results in a high-performing organization focused on student achievement.
5. The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, flexible, and supportive.
6. The Wake County residents value a strong public school system and will partner to provide the support and resources to fully realize our shared vision, accomplish the mission, and sustain our core beliefs.
7. All students and staff deserve to work in optimal learning environments supported by sufficient resources, well-maintained facilities, and sustainable operational systems.