The present Israel Loring Elementary School building was built in 1999 on the site of the original Israel Loring Elementary School that dated from the early 1960's. We opened our doors for students on September 8, 1999.

The school was named for Reverend Israel Loring who was the first minister to the Sudbury territory west of the river. Rev. Loring was respected throughout the Bay Colony as a preacher and writer of extraordinary eloquence. Eleven of his works were published and widely read. Rev. Loring's parsonage still stands in Sudbury Center, just east of the Town Hall. Rev. Loring had preached for sixty-six years at the time of his death at the age of 90.

Respect

Show respect for oneself, students, teachers, parents, and the individual differences that make each person a valued member of the Loring community.

Responsibility

Be responsible for one's actions and one's work, as well as to be responsible to others and the common mission of our school.

Best Effort

Strive for academic achievement and success through determination and risk-taking in both teaching and learning, creating an enthusiastic love of learning.

Caring

Show empathy, kindness, and tolerance for those around us, to value honesty and integrity, and to show a spirit of cooperation, collaboration, and teamwork.

Our Mission Statement

It is our mission to provide the highest quality education to all children in the safest environment possible while embracing diversity, individual talents and creativity, and the overall joy of learning.

Our vision statement

It is our vision that all students obtain a strong education that will assist them in becoming responsible citizens, future leaders, and life-long learners by providing:

• a curriculum that meets and surpasses academic standards set by the School, the District, and Government bodies, while respecting and supporting diversity as well as a child's individual needs and talents;
• an education supported by the belief that ongoing staff development and parental and community involvement is vital for children to learn and grow to their full potential-socially, emotionally, academically, creatively, and physically;
• the safest environment for our children to learn by incorporating best practices in physical security as well as teaching the core values of the school community-respect, responsibility, best effort, and caring.

Loring's new school-wide behavior response system is available here for review and commentary. This system was developed this school year based upon our district-wide bullying-prevention initiative and input from both students and staff. It will go into effect for the 2011-2012 school year. If you would like to comment, please e-mail your thoughts to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Your commentary will help to inform us as we implement this new system.

• Loring Behavior Rubric
• Loring Consequence Chart