THE FOLLOWING BELIEFS FORM THE BASIS FOR OUR PHILOSOPHY
If students are to succeed and meet the future’s challenge they will need to:
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Recognize the importance of education as a lifelong effort.
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Communicate effectively with others.
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Understand environmental and other issues with worldwide implications.
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Make informed decisions for themselves, their families, their communities and their world.
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Contribute to our society
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Take responsibility for their own behavior.
Therefore it is our responsibility as a school district and community to:
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Foster a climate that honors education, encourages academic achievement and rewards hard and thoughtful work.
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Fulfill our joint obligation to support the school financially at the level necessary to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students to achieve at high levels.
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Build a safe environment in which all children can study, learn and play.
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Encourage informal learning through reading and outside learning activities.
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Provide access to the newest technology.
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Assure that children have the nutritional and health care needed for healthy minds and bodies.
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Offer families access to the training and support they need to help their children learn.
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD:
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Read, write and communicate effectively.
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Use mathematics, the arts, computers and other technologies effectively.
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Define, analyze and solve complex problems.
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Acquire, integrate and apply essential knowledge.
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Study and work effectively.
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Demonstrate personal, social and civic responsibility.