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East Central Community School District Mission Statement and Board Philosophy

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the East Central School, a safe rural district in partnership with community and family, is to foster lifelong learning, encourage uniqueness, and promote mutual respect by building academic and social skills that will enable all students to meet the challenges of a changing society.

Board Philosophy (BOARD POLICY 100)

Nature of Learning

The Board shall assure that students shall be treated as individuals with unique capabilities, interests, aptitudes, and personalities.  The school program shall be instructed to serve the best interests of each student, attempting to provide the knowledge, experience, skills, and attitudes necessary for each individual to assume a position in the competitive adult society.  This education shall include social, emotional, physical, and mental developmental experiences.

Purpose

The Board believes that the East Central Community Schools are established, maintained and operated as an educational service organization, intended to supplement other basic social institutions in providing growth, development, and general welfare of the residents of this school district.

Scope

In providing the education program of the East Central Community School District, the Board shall strive to provide a variety of educational opportunities for all East Central students.  Upon satisfactory completion of the prescribed course of study, the student shall be awarded the high school diploma or a certificate of program.

Nature of Learner

The student shall be considered an active participant in the learning process, not simply a passive absorber of knowledge.  Students shall learn where to look for and how to acquire information.

Learning Atmosphere

The Board believes that an atmosphere conducive to learning includes instructional methods and techniques that should be carefully evaluated in an attempt to provide the best learning situation possible.  Teachers should be considered as coordinators of learning experiences and will be expected to utilize available resources to best advantage.

Policy #500.0 - Parental Involvement - Parental involvement is an important component in a student’s success in school.  The Board encourages parents to become involved in their child’s education to ensure the child’s academic success.  The Board will (1) involve parents in the development of the Title I plan, the process for school review of the plan and the process for improvement;(2) provide the coordination, technical assistant and other support necessary to assist participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance; (3) build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement; (4) coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies under Title I with other programs such as Head Start, Reading  First, etc.; (5) conduct with the involvement of parents, and annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy in improving the academic quality of the school served including identifying barriers to great participation by parents in Title I activities (with particular attention to low-income parents, Limited English Proficient parents, minorities, parents with disabilities and parents with low literacy) and use the funding of the evaluation to design strategies for more effective parental involvement and to revise, as necessary, the parental involvement policies; and (6) involve parents in Title I activities.  The Board will review this policy annually.  The Superintendent is responsible for notifying parents of this policy annually or within a reasonable time after it has been amended during the school year.  It is the responsibility of the superintendent to develop administrative regulations regarding this policy.