WE BELIEVE

• Education is our first priority and provides a foundation for life-long learning, critical and analytical thinking, problem solving, decision-making and respect for the individual.

• Literacy is essential to personal empowerment and civic responsibility.

• All students are capable of learning and benefit from a challenging curriculum with high standards and expectations.

• Children learn in different ways, and Walthall County School District has a responsibility to help all students maximize their potential.

• Effective teaching requires thorough content knowledge and pedagogical skills, careful planning, creativity, and implementation, with reflection.

• Classroom discipline and management are integral parts of instructional practice.

• Intellectual, social, physical and emotional development is essential to a student's education.

• Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are important components of effective education.

• Cross curriculum integration is an important component of effective education.

• Parents are crucial partners in children’s learning.

• Culture and community conditions influence children’s learning.

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SUCCESSFUL WCS GRADUATES WILL POSSESS:

• Demonstration of life skills that include personal finance, work ethic, and time-management skills

• Proficiency in critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency in basic skills including math, science, reading, and communication

• Demonstration of character traits such as perseverance, self-motivation, initiative, resiliency, responsibility, and independence

• Demonstration of appropriate interaction with others (those in authority/those who are different)

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GOALS

• Provide rigorous engaging instruction for every student, expand college and career opportunities, and provide relevant real-world learning.

• Increase community confidence through more frequent and effective communication, parent and family engagement, and community partnerships.

• Recruit and retain the highest quality personnel and maximize their effectiveness.

• Establish and maintain effective stewardship of current resources to maximize student achievement.

• Provide an environment that promotes learning in a safe and secure setting.