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BOARD
OF EDUCATION CORE BELIEFS
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üQuality
education recognizes academic skills and critical thinking as the
basis for instruction, as prerequisites for life-long learning,
and as the foundation for America's democratic form of government.
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üQuality
education requires continuous improvement of programs and services,
guided by management systems based on reliable data and analysis.
- üQuality
education requires environments that offer individuals personal
safety, instruction designed to meet their needs, and opportunities
for continuous growth and success.
üQuality
education requires broad-based involvement, collaboration, and consensus
in decision making, empowering parents, teachers, and students and
those impacted directly by decisions with the authority to implement
them.
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üQuality
education recognizes that individuals thrive in settings that
respect individual contributions and diversity of backgrounds,
ethnicity, interests, and perspectives in achieving common goals.
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üQuality
education requires a deliberate and sustained effort to attract,
develop, and retain high quality staff.
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üQuality
education requires a deliberate and sustained effort to attract
and retain students.
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üQuality
education requires fiscal accountability and efficiency, characterized
by procedures that seek to prevent problems at their source and
eliminate duplication of time and effort.
üQuality
education recognizes the high costs of promoting students when
they are unprepared, the high costs of retaining them without
addressing their needs, the need to hold students, parents, and
staff accountable for meeting high standards, the need for additional
resources for those who need additional time to meet high standards,
and insist that each student meet standards prior to graduation
to the next level.
Copyright
2001 - 2009. All rights reserved.
Englewood High School
3800 S. Logan Street
Englewood, CO 80113
303.806.2266 · Revised June 25, 2008
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