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MISSION
OF MANCHESTER SCHOOLS
The mission
of the Manchester Public Schools is to assure that students become responsible
citizens who will be successful in a rapidly changing world.
Through
an active partnership of students, school personnel, families and the
community, the Manchester Public Schools encourage learning from birth
through graduation and beyond.
As partners,
we strive to create safe and inclusive schools defined by support for
individual needs, respect for differences, integrity, and pride.
We are
committed to excellence in teaching and learning.
We strongly
value each student's capacity for high educational achievements.
We empower
students by helping them to attain the knowledge, skills, and values
needed for success.
BELIEFS
We believe
that:
- A commitment
to life-long learning begins at birth and extends beyond high school
graduation.
- Schooling
is a partnership that includes and values the family and the community.
- Every
individual in the school-community-family partnership deserves respect.
- Every
student deserves to learn in a school that is safe, supportive, and
welcoming to diversity and individual differences.
- Students
of all abilities are capable of higher academic achievements.
- Higher
achievement results from high educational expectations, rigorous student
programs and enthusiastic teaching and learning.
- An excellent
education leads to graduation with skills, knowledge and values that
exemplify a successful and contributing citizen.
- Excellence
in teaching and learning requires a continuing commitment to staff
support and professional development.
- We must
fund our schools adequately and distribute funds equitably across
schools and programs.
- The
Manchester Public Schools will be recognized as an educational leader
known for progress and innovation.
MANCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
We will…
Accountability
for Success
1. Implement high standards for teaching and learning, and hold staff
accountable for empowering students to be successful in the classroom
and beyond.
Access
to Resources
2. Expand the capacity of the Manchester Public Schools to meet expectations
by increasing the resources of the school system.
Promote
Family Participation
3. Fully support and involve families as partners in encouraging their
children's life-long learning.
Developing
Attitude, Behavior, Character
4. Create a positive climate for learning that emphasizes appropriate
attitudes, high standards of behavior, and the development of character
and responsibility.
Build
Student Ownership
5. Increase student ownership, involvement, and commitment to learning.
Ready
the Children for School
6. Assure readiness for learning by expanding pre-kindergarten programs.
Reexamine
Tradition and Structure
7. Evaluate and, where needed, implement new organizational structures
to address the needs of students and their families.
Adopted:
May 14, 1973
Revised: April 11, 1988
Revised: June 8, 1992
Revised: March 12, 2001
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