Rutland High School Vision Statement

Ratified by R.H.S. Faculty 10/1/08

We believe that, in order to help students become accomplished individuals and community members, we must cultivate-adult to student, adult to adult, and student to student-a collaborative environment built on the following:

Climate

• The climate will:
  • Support positive personal relationships in a safe and healthy environment
  • Encourage communication, clear expectations, and consistency of practice
  • Foster respect, tolerance, and a joy of learning

Curriculum

• The curriculum will:
  • Serve and engage all students
  • Prepare students for life experiences
  • Provide integrated/interdisciplinary opportunities that encourage students to make connections and improve transfer across the curriculum
  • Cultivate critical thinking skills
  • Promote reading and writing in all curricular areas
  • Elicit self reflection
  • Integrate technology

Instruction

• Instruction will:
  • Include diverse models, strategies and best practices
  • Provide cooperative and student-led learning opportunities
  • Effectively utilize technology

Schedule

• The schedule will not drive the curriculum and will be flexible enough to allow teachers to:
  • Utilize common planning time
  • Team teach
  • Provide support mechanisms and individualized time for all students
  • Provide a continuity of study