Beliefs
- · Students’ learning needs are of primary concern in making decisions about the school.
- · Students need a safe, structured and caring environment in which to learn.
- · Assessments and evaluations of student learning should provide students with a variety of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of the expectations of their learning.
- · School learning environment should help to meet the academic, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of each student.
- · Students need to be actively engaged in the acquisition and construction of knowledge.
- · Learning should be challenging, interesting, relevant, fun and achievable.
- · Teachers and curriculum should provide a variety of instructional approaches to support student learning needs.
- · Education, citizenship, and values are critical to learning.
- · Teachers, staff, administrators, parents and community members are all responsible for the development of good citizenship skills.
- · An optimistic and enthusiastic attitude is important to learning and teaching.
- · Dedication to continuous improvement is vital to the overall success of our learning institution.
Supporting Beliefs
We expect desired results by:
- · Sharing among teachers, staff, administrators, parents and community members the development of good citizenship skills
- · Providing a school learning environment that meets the academic, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of each student
- · Faculty and staff provide clear goals and high expectations for student achievement
We monitor performance by:
- · Providing a variety of instructional approaches to support student learning needs
- · Actively engaging students in solving problems and producing quality work
- · Analyzing students’ regular assessments and evaluations.
We support student learning by:
- · Emphasizing that students’ learning needs are of primary concern
- · Believing that learning should be challenging, interesting, relevant, fun and achievable
- · Exhibiting an optimistic and enthusiastic attitude
- · Embracing the belief that education, citizenship and values are critical to learning.
We maximize teacher effectiveness by:
- · Sharing the responsibility for advancing the school’s mission among teachers, administrators, parents, and community members
- · Exhibiting an optimistic and enthusiastic attitude
- · Participating in continuous improvement that is vital to the overall success of our school
- · Providing a safe, structured and caring environment for both teachers and students.
