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)

• Write effectively for a variety of purposes. (SS, MUS)

• 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...

• Develop and maintain skills, competencies and qualities to succeed personally, interpersonally, and professionally. (ALL DEPARTMENTS)