Mission Statement
"The Warrensburg High School Learning Community pledges to provide a comprehensive system of support to ensure students, regardless of previous academic performance, meet or exceed district and state standards."
Vision Statement
- We envision a warm and welcoming school, boldly decorated and vivid with color, that provides a physically and emotionally safe environment conducive to learning and open to participation, where students are valued and celebrated each day.
- We envision a school that is the center of the community, where students and parents take pride and ownership in the school while embracing the educational development of all students.
- We envision a school that fosters a positive partnership between staff and students through open communication, resulting in eager participation, devotion to learning, and inpidual accountability for actions.
- We envision a challenging curriculum whereby students have access to a wide spectrum of academic and extra-curricular experiences that empowers them to be successful, contributing citizens.
- We envision a staff who truly puts students first, accepts them for the young adults they are, and focuses on helping them develop independence, inpiduality, and self-worth.
Values
- We will promote and support a wide spectrum of extra-curricular experiences that encourages excellence.
- We will celebrate student accomplishments.
- We will treat all members of the school community with respect.
- We will engage students with a challenging curriculum.
- We will demonstrate our high expectations that all students will be engaged and accountable.
- We will utilize community resources to expand learning.
- We will provide a safe, colorful, welcoming environment that reflects input from students, staff and community.
Building Goals
1. We will improve the academic performance of each student through data-driven instruction as evidenced by SMART goals, which are systematically developed and continuously monitored to analyze each student's academic growth.
- Students will be proficient with essential learning outcomes (ELOs).
- Students who are already proficient with the ELOs will be provided with higher-level challenges.
- The number of F's will remain below 4% at the end of each semester.
- The Pyramid of Interventions will be implemented for all students.
- Teachers will collaborate to implement effective, research-based practices with special emphasis on:
- Balanced assessments
- Rigor and relevance
- Literacy
- Technology integration
- Common Core State Standards
2. 85% of the WHS student body will report that they feel at least one faculty member has a sincere interest in their success in and out of school based on annual student surveys.
- We will create a culture of success by implementing a freshman transition program.
- Counselors meet with middle school students in January to discuss course descriptions, Freshman registration days, and visit Freshmen Academy on Mondays.
- Freshman Transition Day and open house with picnic for freshmen and their parents to meet teachers in August, Freshman Focused Academy, and Freshman teaming.
- We will work to reduce negative behavior to provide a safer environment.
- We will increase advocacy for our students.
- Celebrate successes
- Encourage and inform all students of extra-curricular opportunities
- Support and encourage opportunities for students to present/display talents to their peers
- Support and encourage students' efforts to aesthetically improve the building
- We will increase faculty participation by attending at least four various after-school events per year
3. WHS will rank in the top half of our academic (AYP, ACT, Graduation rate) and competitive (debate, vocal, instrumental, art, etc.) comparability groups annually.
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