IA: Instructional Goal

Code: IA

Adopted: 12/08/10

Revised/Readopted: 2/12/14

In establishing an effective educational program as part of the students’ total education, the district recognizes the importance of developing a partnership that promotes the involvement of staff, parents and the community through such means as, but not limited to, 21st Century Schools Councils, local school committees and advisory committees.

The district is committed to a continual process of collaborative decision making and goal setting that supports the physical and cognitive growth and development of students around the following characteristics:

1. Provides equal and open access and educational opportunities for all students regardless of their linguistic background, culture, race, sex, sexual orientation, capability or geographic location;
2. Assumes that all students can learn and establishes high, specific skill and knowledge expectations and recognizes individual differences at all instructional levels;
3. Utilizes valid and reliable data for evaluating the success of curriculum, instruction, resource allocation and school improvement;
4. Provides special education, compensatory education, linguistically and culturally appropriate education and other specialized programs to all students who need those services;
5. Provides students with a solid foundation in the skills of reading, writing, problem solving and communication;
6. Provides opportunities for students to learn, think, reason, retrieve information, use technology and work effectively alone and in groups;
7. Provides for rigorous academic content standards and instruction in mathematics, science, English, history, geography, economics, civics, physical education, health, the arts and world languages;
8. Provides students with an educational background to the end that they will function successfully in a constitutional republic, a participatory democracy and a multicultural nation and world;
9. Provides students with the knowledge and skills that will provide the opportunities to succeed in the world of work, as members of families and as citizens;
10. Provides students with the knowledge, skills and positive attitude that lead to an active, healthy lifestyle; Instructional Goals - IA 1-2
11. Provides students with the knowledge and skills to take responsibility for their decisions and choices;
12. Provides opportunities for students to learn through a variety of teaching strategies;
13. Emphasizes involvement of parents and community in the total education of students;
14. Transports students safely to and from school;
15. Ensures that the funds allocated to schools reflect the uncontrollable differences in costs facing each district;
16. Ensures that local schools have adequate control of how funds are spent to best meet the needs of students in their communities;
17. Provides for a safe, educational environment;
18. Supports students’ academic growth beyond proficiency in academic content standards and encourages their attainment of individual goals.

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