Core Values, Beliefs, and 21st Century Learning Expectations
CORE VALUES
Personal integrity
Academic excellence
Independent learning
Global awareness & Multi-cultural understanding
Community involvement
21st Century Skills
BELIEFS
All students have the potential to achieve
Each student has something uniquely individual to offer our school and community
All students must be intellectually engaged every day in all disciplines
Every graduate is able to take risks in solving problems and to think critically in achieving personal growth
All graduates will be career or college ready
21st CENTURY LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Manchester Memorial High School graduates will:
(IMPORTANT NOTE: Please click on the learning expectation to see the measurement rubric for student assessment. Departments indicated after each expectation will assess students in that area.)
ACADEMIC:
The successful student will...
Read actively and critically for a variety of purposes. (ENG, WL, LIB)
Work independently as well as collaboratively. (MATH, BUS, FACS, MUS, SCI, PE/H, SPED)
Research, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize to solve problems. (MATH, SS, WL, ART, SCI)
Demonstrate content knowledge through the use of technology. (BUS, LIB)
Apply learned skills to create a product with integrity and originality. (ENG, FACS, ART, HEALTH)
CIVIC:
The successful student will...
Demonstrate appropriate & effective community involvement & civic responsibility. (LIB, MUS)
Demonstrate leadership. (MATH, BUS, SS, FACS)
Promote, celebrate and respect diversity. (ENG, WL, SPED, ART, SCI, PE/H)
SOCIAL:
The successful student will...