AUXILIARY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Mission and Guiding Principles    

 

            Columbia County Schools will prepare students to become successful, responsible, contributing members of society.  Through cooperative alliances with the home and the community, we will provide an educational experience, rich in content, innovative, relevant, and diverse, that challenges all students to meet world-class standards of educational excellence.

 

            If we are to create an educational system that fulfills our mission and if we are to provide an educational experience that challenges all students to meet world-class standards of “educational excellence,” we must continuously re-examine our beliefs, continuously ensure that our actions are in conformity with those beliefs, and continuously seek to improve our instructional program.

 

Beliefs and Principles                  

 

            The Columbia County Board of Education has developed the strategic direction of the school system in the following three guiding principles.

 

            Guiding Principle I- The purpose of a school system seeking world-class educational excellence must be to equip its students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in a dynamic world.

 

            Our system’s policies, curriculum, and dominant instructional practices must:

n      emphasize content based knowledge

n      highlight essential problem-solving, thinking, and communication skills

n      stress the meaningful use of technology

n      instill a desire for continuous learning

n      encourage creativity and aesthetic awareness

n      foster a sense of individual worth and dignity

n      teach respect for others

 

             Guiding Principle II- In a school system seeking world-class educational excellence, all students are expected to learn and all students are provided an equal educational opportunity to learn.

 

            Our system’s policies, curriculum, and dominant instructional practices must ensure that :

n      every student is provided a safe, disciplined environment conducive to learning

n      every student is provided an education that challenges him or her to reach his or her full potential

n      every student is provided the opportunity to experience successful learning

 

            Guiding Principle III- In a school seeking world-class educational excellence, every teacher and administrator must provide the highest possible quality educational experience to its students.

 

            Our staff must:

n      always act to promote the best interests of every student

n      provide all students with meaningful work that demands high student productivity

n      stress and demand both high behavioral and academic standards

n      expect positive, effective, meaningful student results.