District Administration
District Administrator, |
MISSION STATEMENT:
The residents of the Prentice School District believe that education is a continuing lifelong process of growing and maturing that must fulfill the needs of this rapidly changing society, while still preserving the unique ethnic heritage of our area.
The aim of formal education is to develop sound minds and personalities within sound bodies, and to inspire and encourage moral values leading to socially acceptable behavior and integrity through self-discipline.
This formal education shall be conducted in a democratic manner with ample opportunity for students to practice democratic procedures, and to embrace personal responsibility.
It shall teach students the basic skills and encourage positive attitudes toward the “dignity of work” helping them become productive and constructive additions to our society.
It is the responsibility of our schools to instruct effectively to meet the individual and collective needs of all students. It is further the responsibility of our homes, churches, and community to support this educational process, making us worthy of being “One Nation Under God.”
Adopted by the Board of Education November 19, 1979
GOALS:
It is the goal of the School District of Prentice to Develop in each student the following qualities:
CONFIDENCE
………. from a feeling of self-worth
………. from having pride in work well done
………. from self-discipline
………. from experience in physical activities
………. from overcoming failure
COMPETENCE
………. in reading, writing and arithmetic skills
………. in the ability to study independently
………. in the development of spiritual, ethnical, and moral value
………. in skills of communication of information, ideas and feelings
………. in use of concepts and ideas of mathmetical, physical, natural, and social sciences
………. in ability to interact with other people and with the total enviroment
COMPASSION
………. to listen with understand to ideas of others
………. to respect associates at home, at school, everwhere
………. to understand and respect persons with cultural differences
………. to be sensitive to the needs and desires of others
………. to be aware of the effect of actions on our physical and natural enviroment
………. to behave responsibly
CURIOSITY
………. for always seeking information and ideas – for lifelong learning
………. for questioning ideas and conclusions of others
………. for understanding the effect of new events and ideas
………. for finding logical explanations for a problems
………. for predicting and evaluating the probable effects of own efforts and those of others
………. for developing interest in the arts and humanities
CREATIVITY
………. to imagine a better way to meet a challenge
………. to develop a new synthesis of skills and ideas to express feeling
………. to combine ideas and information to extend knowledge and capability