WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

MISSION STATEMENT

The Wallkill Valley Regional Board of Education accepts the responsibility for coordinating the available resources of home, school and community in a mutual effort to guide every student’s growth towards becoming a self-respecting individual who can effectively function politically, economically and socially in a democratic society.

The board is dedicated to ensuring that all students in the district are provided with the necessary skills and competencies for achievement of the Core Curriculum Content Standards.

A. The high school graduation rate shall be at least 90 percent.

1. The district shall provide least restrictive alternate programs for students who cannot succeed in the regular high school environment, including those students with disabilities.

2. The district shall provide dropout prevention programs for students at risk.

B. Students shall leave grades eleven and twelve having demonstrated the competency in challenging subject matter including language arts/literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, health and physical education, visual and performing arts, and world languages.

1. The district shall implement the state-approved Core Curriculum Standards and appropriate assessments to enable students to succeed and to evaluate their performance.

2. The district shall provide staff development opportunities to ensure that teachers are adequately equipped to teach challenging and up-to-date subject matter and to implement effective teaching techniques. It shall monitor teaching staff member’s progress toward achievement of the required 100 clock hours of continuing education to ensure that they are obtaining and maintaining the skills to help all students achieve the Core Curriculum Standards.

C. Students shall learn to use their minds well, so that they may be prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our modern society.

1. The district shall provide students with experiences in higher-level thinking, information processing, the responsibilities of citizenship, and employability skills.

2. All students shall demonstrate competency in the skills identified in the cross-content workplace readiness standards.

3. All students shall demonstrate respect for racial, cultural, ethnic and religious diversity.

D. All students shall increase their achievement levels in science and mathematics to contribute to our country’s ability to compete academically with other countries of the world.

1. The district shall revise its curriculum offerings in science and mathematics according to the state standards.

2. The district shall provide staff training in the teaching of mathematics and science at grades 9-12 to increase teachers’ understanding of and ability to teach these subjects.

E. Wallkill Valley Regional High School shall be free of drugs and violence and offer a safe, disciplined environment conducive to learning.

1. The district shall develop partnerships with parents to establish the responsibilities of each to create and maintain safe and healthy educational environment for all students.

2. The district shall provide programs and staffing to deal with students at risk.

3. The school and community shall expand their cooperative efforts to create drug and violence-free environments.

4. All students shall develop a positive view of self and learn to use effective interpersonal skills.