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Mission Statement:
As a professional learning
community, the Valley Heights Jr./Sr. High School staff will
provide a standards based curriculum that maintains high
expectations while meeting the needs and addressing the learning
styles of all learners. Learning will be measured through the
classroom, building, district, and state assessments. Our staff
will monitor progress and provide strategies and interventions
for all students to help them reach their greatest potential.
Vision Statements:
We believe that the most
promising strategy for achieving the mission of Valley Heights
Jr./Sr. High School is to develop our capacity to function as a
Professional Learning Community. We envision a school in which
staff:
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Unite to achieve a
common purpose and clear goals.
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Work together in
teams.
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Seek to implement
promising strategies for improving student achievement on a
continuing basis.
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Monitor each student's
Progress and provide appropriate interventions.
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Demonstrate a personal
commitment to the academic success and general wellbeing of
all students.
Commitment Statements
In order to achieve the vision of
a school that functions as a Professional Learning Community,
the Valley Heights Jr./Sr. High School Staff agrees to:
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Promote a safe and
positive school environment by modeling courtesy and respect
for self others.
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Model life-long
learning and the commitment to high quality work that we are
developing in our students.
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Work collaboratively
to develop instructional strategies in order to teach for
understanding and design assessments to measure progress.
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Teach for
understanding by providing a variety of opportunities for
students to demonstrate mastery while addressing their
individual needs and learning styles.
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Involve parents in the
education of their children by keeping them informed of
student progress and offering suggestions for assisting
their students.
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Monitor the results of
our individual and collective efforts and use evidence of
results to guide our processes of continuous improvement.
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