Student Learning Expectations
Excelsior Academy (EA) established a vision and mission statement for the school through focused dialogue among staff, students, and parents. The vision/mission were used to develop schoolwide learning expectations (SLEs) for all Excelsior students.
These SLEs represent what the EA community wants its students to know, understand, and be able to do upon graduation. From these SLEs, goals were developed which reflect Excelsior Academy's philosophy. The EA vision/mission statements and SLEs are posted in every classroom. Throughout each school year, the Excelsior community devotes time to study the vision/mission and SLEs in order to align belief systems and purposes.
Vision
All members of Excelsior Academy will be respectful and responsible individuals.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Excelsior Academy community (students, staff, and families) is to provide a safe and nurturing environment wherein students become literate, thinking, independent, and productive citizens.
Schoolwide Learning Expectations: Respectful, Responsible, Literate, Thinking, Independent, Productive
Goals
Respectful
Demonstrate self-respect; support others while exhibiting compassion for human differences; understand and respect authority; demonstrate appreciation and respect for the immediate, local, and global environment.
Responsible
Recognize the cause and effect relationship of behavior; demonstrate self-discipline; actively participate in the decision-making process; show consistency of purpose; demonstrate willingness to accept constructive feedback and take direction.
Literate
Communicate thoughts orally and in writing; read and comprehend information for pleasure and to gain knowledge; demonstrate competence using technological resources; apply literacy skills necessary to achieve independent living; demonstrate global literacy for active participation in a multicultural society; demonstrate aesthetic awareness and appreciation of art, music, and dance in multicultural situations.
Thinking
Use critical and creative thinking skills to synthesize, analyze and evaluate information; demonstrate reasoning skills to solve problems; apply thinking skills in solving problems in particular and concrete situations; use critical thinking skills to demonstrate use of ethical and moral principles; use self-reflection in order to grow from experiences.
Independent
Demonstrate self-confidence and self-determination; make choices that promote physical, mental, and social-emotional well-being; demonstrate individuality by appropriately expressing thoughts and feelings; demonstrate daily living skills; demonstrate awareness of universal values and principles necessary to function in a democratic society.
Productive
Exhibit a strong work ethic; identify personal strengths and weaknesses; set goals and carry out a personal growth plan; demonstrate interdependence through cooperation and collaboration; actively participate in and contribute to society.
