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Mission

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to prepare and enable each student through the shared commitment of home, community, and school, to be a lifelong, self-directed learner having the capacity to think, reason and participate fully in a diverse and changing society as a responsible citizen.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to accomplish the following:

1. Institute a holistic learning philosophy which involves the development of the student physically, socially, intellectually and emotionally;

2. Emphasize lifelong learning for staff and students;

3. Provide all students with a support atmosphere and safe environment for learning;

4. Provide students with learning experiences that will be of value to them, their community and the changing society;

5. Provide planned opportunities and develop initiatives so students can learn, experience, appreciate and respect the multicultural society in which they live;

6. Provide students with the opportunity to be exposed to the fine arts, foreign languages, and technology;

7. Provide students opportunities to develop skills in decision making, conflict resolution, and application of classroom learning to everyday life situations;

8. Work toward inclusion with support services as identified by student’s IEPs (Individualized Education Program);

9. Provide a cooperative effort between the parents and the school for the betterment of the student’s education;

10. Provide an ongoing evaluation of how well the students, parents and school staff are sharing responsibility for the progress of the students.

Revised February 16, 1994

 


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