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Mission Statement

Steele Canyon High School, A California Charter School, was founded on the belief that all students can learn and are entitled to a rigorous and relevant curriculum in an atmosphere that promotes individual self-worth and character development.

Values

Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Take care of this place.

Expectations

Be prepared. Be engaged. Be accountable. Be appropriate.

Vision Statement

All students will be challenged and mentored to discover their passions in order to achieve their academic and personal goals for a complex, changing world.

Non-Negotiables--our staff is committed to:

• Mentor through connections with students to develop the whole child

• Teach all students using differentiated awareness and strategies to foster creativity, innovation, and resiliency

• Work continuously on and contribute to school-wide collaboration with a focus on common assessment and common curriculum

• Design and implement relevant, rigorous curricula through the use of research-based teaching and learning strategies

• Analyze data and reflect on results to implement continuous improvement

• Participate in collaborative school-wide governance and leadership opportunities

• Maintain small, collaborative learning environments for both staff and students

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

A Steele Canyon student will be an Effective Communicator

• Receiving information and constructing meaning through reading, listening, writing, and viewing skills

• Using verbal and non verbal techniques to communicate effectively

• Exchanging and processing information when collaborating Expressing ideas visually and physically

A Steele Canyon student will be an Adept Learner

• Commanding a core body of knowledge as required by the state academic standards

• Effectively accessing a variety of resources to interpret, synthesize, and analyze information

• Organizing ideas in a logical manner

• Possessing skills to be an independent learner

A Steele Canyon student will be a Complex Thinker and Problem Solver

• Being able to connect, apply, and appraise their learning in terms of educational and personal goals

• Being proficient in mathematical reasoning and numeracy

• Creating and critically analyzing multiple solutions to complex scenarios

A Steele Canyon student will be Technologically Proficient for the 21st Century

• Accessing, evaluating, and applying information from various electronic resources

• Incorporating technological skills into products and presentations

• Enhancing communication of knowledge through appropriate choice of technology

A Steele Canyon student will be a Contributing Member of His/Her Community

• Participating in service to others

• Being exposed to cultural, academic, and linguistic diversity through inclusive education

• Fostering awareness of school core values

• Participating in extra and co-curricular activities