Mission Statement
VISION
We envision the Hall County School System to be a respected system of high achieving schools where the following components of excellence are in place:
- Safe, orderly, and welcoming environments that foster mutual respect
- Challenging curricula designed to meet the diverse needs of students
- Highly-trained faculties and staffs
- Effective support services, and
- Well-equipped facilities
BELIEFS
- Education is critically important to every student's future.
- Students learn, achieve, and succeed in diverse ways.
- Students must learn a work ethic and be motivated to become competent, contributing members of society.
- High Expectations generate positive results.
- Each student has choices and is responsible for the consequences of his choices.
- The family is the primary influence in a student's life.
MISSION
The mission of the Hall County School System is to create schools that challenge and expect every person to excel intellectually, physically, and socially.
GOALS FOR STUDENT LEARNING
Learning-to-Learn Skills
A. Students make a commitment to creating quality work and striving for excellence
B. Students use a variety of learning strategies, personal skills, and time management skills to enhance learning.
C. Students reflect on and evaluate their learning for the purpose of improvement
Expanding and Integrating Knowledge
D. Students connect knowledge and experiences from different subject areas
E. Students use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and expand understanding
F. Students demonstrate integrated knowledge and skills in applying multidisciplinary approaches to solving problems or completing tasks
Communication Skills
G. Students communicate with clarity, purpose, and understanding of audience
H. Students integrate the use of a variety of communication forms and use a wide range of communication
I. Students recognize, analyze, and evaluate various forms of communicating
Thinking and Reasoning Skills
J. Students gather and use information effectively to gain new informational and knowledge, classify and organize information, support inferences, and justify conclusions appropriate to the context and audience
K. Students utilize, evaluate, and refine the use of multiple strategies to solve a variety of types of problems
L. Students generate new and creative ideas by taking considered risks in a variety of contexts
Interpersonal Skills
M. Students work with others in a variety of situations to set and achieve goals
N. Students manage and evaluate their behavior as group members
O. Students deal with disagreement and conflict caused by diversity of opinions and beliefs
Personal and Social Responsibility
P. Students take responsibility for personal actions and act ethically (e.g., demonstrate honesty, fairness, integrity)
Q. Students respect themselves and others, understand and appreciate the diversity and interdependence of all people
R. Students demonstrate an understanding of and responsibility for global and environmental issues
S. Students act as responsible citizens in the community, state, and nation
