Spaulding High School
Barre, Vermont

The following document was approved by the faculty Dec. 6, 2011
Board approval is pending.

Core Values, Beliefs, and Learning Expectations

Spaulding High School seeks to create a safe, supportive environment to promote 21st century learning in partnership with students, educators, parents, and the community.  We offer a variety of educational opportunities to meet the needs of all students to enable them to become respectful, responsible, knowledgeable, healthy, and ethical global citizens. 

We hold the following beliefs about learning:

1.      Students learn best through authentic, inquiry-based instruction.

2.      Initiative, persistence, and effort promote meaningful learning.

3.      Multiple and meaningful formative and summative assessments ensure continuous improvement.

4.      Diverse curricula engage students.

5.      School resources -- including technology, facilities, and community -- contribute to effective teaching and learning.

6.      Clear goals regarding post-secondary plans foster success.

Student Expectations

1.      Students will communicate effectively in multiple literacies--including information, visual, media, and technological literacies.

2.      Students will plan for post-secondary learning.

3.      Students will use technology effectively.

4.      Students will meet state standards in English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, History, the Arts, Physical Education, and Health.

5.      Students will demonstrate skills in leadership, collaboration, flexibility, and empathy.

6.      Students will demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and innovation.

7.      Students will understand and practice their rights and responsibilities as citizens.

Spaulding High School
Barre, Vermont

Core Values, Beliefs, and Learning Expectations

Spaulding High School seeks to create a safe, supportive environment to promote 21st century learning in partnership with students, educators, parents, and the community.  We offer a variety of educational opportunities to meet the needs of all students to enable them to become respectful, responsible, knowledgeable, healthy, and ethical citizens. 

We hold the following beliefs about learning:

• Students learn best through authentic, inquiry-based instruction.

• Initiative, persistence, and effort promote meaningful learning.

• Multiple and meaningful formative and summative assessments ensure continuous improvement.

• Diverse curricula engage students.

• School resources -- including technology, facilities, and community -- contribute to effective teaching and learning.
   
• Clear goals regarding post-secondary plans foster success.

Student Expectations

• Students will communicate effectively in multiple literacies--including information, visual, media, and technological literacies
   
• Students will become life-long learners and informed users of information.

• Students will use technology ethically and responsibly as connected global citizens.

• Students will meet state standards in English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, History, the Arts, Physical Education, and Health.

• Students will develop skills in leadership, collaboration, flexibility, and empathy.

• Students will engage in critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and innovation.

Adopted by faculty June 16, 2010  Adopted by the Spaulding High School Board July 6, 2010.