District Office
A Summary of Procedural Safeguards For Students with Disabilities
Response to Instruction/Intervention (RtI)
MISSION STATEMENT
Empowering all to create a better tomorrow. Develop competent, responsible, caring citizens who respect individual diversity and are able to meet the challenges of a changing society.
BELIEF STATEMENTS
Self Esteem and Individual Worth
- Every individual has absolute intrinsic value.
- All people need to love and be loved.
- Individual potential is unlocked as self esteem grows.
- Every child must have an advocate.
- There is value in human diversity.
- Every child is entitled to a safe, compassionate, learning environment.
Teaching, Learning, and Achievement
- Every individual can learn.
- Expectations of excellence yield excellence.
- The acquisition of knowledge and reasoning skills is essential to human progress.
- Significant learning takes place when the process is relevant to the individual.
- The desire for learning can be cultivated.
- America's form of government requires educated citizens.
- Effective learning accommodates different learning styles of individual students.
- Arts education experiences contribute to educating the whole child.
- School activities enrich learning.
Responsibility and Citizenship
- Respect for others and property enhances quality learning.
- Honesty, self discipline and moral integrity are essential to positive human behavior.
- Society will prosper with competent, productive, and caring people.
- Performing meaningful work is essential to a quality life.
Collaboration - Parent/School/Community
- Establishing a working partnership involving the school, home, and community will better both education and society.
- Evaluation, Progress, and Change.
- Accountability is imperative.
- We embrace progressive change.
- Application of technology enhances education.