2132 - EDUCATIONAL PROCESS GOALS

DeWitt Public Schools

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2132 - EDUCATIONAL PROCESS GOALS

In order to achieve educational outcome goals, the Board of Education will establish policies which will authorize and encourage:

	A.	instruction which bears a meaningful relationship to the present and future needs and/or interests of students;
	B.	specialized and individualized kinds of educational experiences to meet the needs of each student;
	C.	opportunities for all State holders to make recommendations concerning the content and operation of District programs;
	D.	an environment in which any interaction among individual students and groups of students helps them learn how and when competition and cooperation are appropriate and productive in accomplishing goals;
	E.	efficient and effective use of educational resources;
	F.	continued professional growth of staff members;
	G.	constructive cooperation with parents and community groups.
	H.	understanding of the environment
		Education should provide each learner with knowledge and understanding of the social, physical, and biological worlds and the balance between mankind and the environment, and should develop attitudes and behavior leading to intelligent use of the environment.
	I.	citizenship in a democratic society
		Education should provide each learner with a knowledge or understanding of how our society functions in theory and in practice. Education must also foster individual commitment to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and to protect the rights of others.