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Strategic Plan

 

Mission

 
 

We develop productive, capable, responsible students prepared to meet life's challenges

 

Values

Student Outcomes

A Cougar is Kearns High Graduates will
  • Committed - responsible, dedicated, contributing
  • Optimistic - positive attitude
  • Understanding - tolerant, giving, caring, willing to serve
  • Growing - lifelong learning, resourceful, adapting to change
  • Achievement - knowlege, basic skills, critical thinking, problem solving
  • Respect - for self and others
  • Be Responsible Citizens who are responsible for their own actions and express compassion, concern, and caring through service to help improve the quality of life for self and others
  • Have Necessary Skills for Success exhibiting knowledge in the core academic subjects, confidence, a positive work ethic, effective communication and problem solving skills.
  • Be Life-Long Learners demonstrating courage to follow their dreams by setting clear goals to help discover job in learning.
 

Vision/Indicators of Success

 

Desirable Student Outcomes

Student and Staff Achievement

Safe, Productive, Warm Environment

Community Involvement

(Physical Building, Kearns, Community, Business, Student, Staff)

  • Improved graduation rate
  • Increased involvement in post-secondary education/training
  • Life-long learners/problem solving
  • Pride in student learning
  • Professionalism and accountability
  • Teachers, students, and administration supporting citizenship policies (grading)
  • Reduction in tardiness and absenteeism
  • Subject specific staff development
  • Increased diversity in Honors & AP classes
  • Raised GPA, ACT, CRT, State Comp Test
  • Engaging content
  • Up-to-date technology, equipment, etc.
  • Clean Halls/bathrooms
  • Appropriate dress for student and faculty considering climate of the classroom
  • Monitored safe environment
  • Students (actively participating in extracurricular)
  • Community/School Events ("Taste of Kearns," Olympic activities, service learning)
  • Business/Partners in Education (presentations, career opportunitues, job-shadowing)
  • Staff participation (attendance to events by staff)

Potential actions for the 2001/2002 School year

  • Increased class attendance
    • Student out of the halls and in class
    • Less tardies
  • Students and teachers being prepared and on time
  • Elimination of policies that we aren't going to enforce
    • Strict Dress standards (enforce dress code)
  • Teachers live and enfore rules (dress code, on time, attendance)
  • Teacher role models, life-long learners, professional development
  • Increase participation in activities
  • Communication--formally adress issues
  • Safe, productive environment--clean school everywhere
  • Build relationships with students
  • Citizens beyond our room/school - everybody taking action in the school

     

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