Adopted:        12/21/1981

Revised:          08/15/1988  

                      01/17/2003                                                                                       

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School District of Prairie Farm

School District Goals and Objectives

We believe that the School District of Prairie Farm exists for all students of the district including those with exceptional needs.

We believe it is the duty of the school and its staff to assist each student to make the most of his abilities, recognizing that we will find a wide range of abilities in any classroom or group of children.

We believe students should be helped to understand and appreciate the fundamental concepts of democracy, know how and why they are developed, and know they should be applied to present day life in order to protect and insure our ideals.

We believe students must be guided in character development and in social, emotional and physical growth.  We believe to achieve this goal the school has a shared responsibility with the home and the community.  Only by working together can we achieve the maximum development of each child.  We believe the student, also, must realize that making the most of his education opportunities is his responsibility.  He must learn to know what the right to a free education means and must do his best to achieve the educational rewards provided by this right.

At all times the Board, administration, and teaching staff should work together in planning, advising, admonishing, and setting goals, standards, and ideals that are beneficial for the students and community.  Our aim in education is to provide the greatest benefit for the greatest number, taking into consideration the individual differences in interests and abilities of our students.

We believe that the community has a right to be kept informed of what the school is doing and that explanations are necessary when problems arise. We also believe that parents should take their responsibility seriously, show respect for education, and cooperate fully with school policies and regulations adopted for the benefit of the student, the school, and the community.

We believe it is the duty of our school system to help prepare each student to take his/her place in society.  We believe that extra curricular activities that have value toward that goal should be provided, but not allowed to interfere with the academic work of the students. 

In summary, our aim is to help develop our children into useful members of our democratic society in cooperation with the home and the community.  We recognize that our children must know how to work and also how to play if we are to keep our country a free and democratic nation.

Legal Ref.:                                            118.01 Wisconsin Statutes

Cross Ref.:                                           110.1 Belief Statements Exhibit