101 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

As a school corporation of Iowa, the Tipton Community School District, acting through its board of directors, is dedicated to promoting an equal opportunity for a quality public education to its students.  The board’s ability may be limited by the school district’s ability and willingness to furnish financial support in cooperation with student’s parents and the school district community.  The board is also dedicated to providing the opportunity to develop a healthy social, intellectual, emotional, and physical self-concept in a learning environment that provides guidance to and encourages critical thinking in the students for a lifetime.

The board endeavors through the dedication of the school district's resources, to encourage students, who come to the school district from a variety of backgrounds, to look forward to the time when they will have jobs, homes, families, places in the school district community, and attain recognition as individuals. In order to achieve this goal, the board will seek qualified employees dedicated to development of their professional skills for the betterment of the education program and for the expertise for educational productivity.

Instruction and curriculum are the key elements of a public education. Critical thinking and problem solving skills that will assist the students' preparation for life is instructed as part of a sequentially coordinated curriculum. The school district strives to prepare students for employment, to discover and nurture creative talent and to prepare them to meet and cope with social change in an atmosphere conducive to learning.

The support and involvement of the home and the school district community are essential to achieve educational excellence in the school district. The school district strives to maintain an active relationship with the home and the school district community to create within the students an awareness of dignity and worth of the individual, civic responsibility and respect for authority.

  

Legal Reference:

     Iowa Code §§ 256.11.

Cross Reference:

     102 Equal Educational Opportunity

     103 Long Range Needs Assessment

     209 Board of Directors' Management Procedures

     600 Goals and Objectives of the Education Program

     602 Curriculum Development

 

Approved: 10/14/96                                         Reviewed: 08/09/21                                                Revised:  8/9/2021

 

101.1

This policy has been rescinded.

101.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM

The following are the objectives of the educational program of our school:

  1. To learn and enjoy the process of learning and acquire the skills necessary for a lifetime of continuous learning and adaptation to change.
  2. To assist the student to learn his/her ethical, social, and civic accountabilities within a world society.
  3. To provide the student with the opportunity to acquire the skills and experiences to cope with and succeed in an ever-changing world.
  4. To provide the opportunity to develop a cultural interest through knowledge and/or appreciation of the fine arts.
  5. To assist the student to develop self-respect, a feeling of self-worth, and self- discipline.
  6. To assist the student to explore aptitudes and expand capabilities.
  7. To assist the student to think independently, to solve problems, to think critically, to evaluate results, and to communicate effectively.
  8. To organize an effective program of physical activities, to provide health instruction, and to cooperate with the home and community in promoting health.
  9. To acquire a background sufficient to enter the job market and/or to acquire knowledge necessary for further education.
  10. To enhance the capacities for a satisfying and responsible role as family members.
  11. To enhance an understanding of ethical principles and values and the ability to apply them to their own lives.

 

Approved: 10/14/1996                                                Reviewed: 08/09/2021                                         Revised: