Grant County School
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2131 - EDUCATIONAL OUTCOME GOALS

The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) includes the following educational goals for students:

 A.All students shall master or exceed grade level educational standards.
 B.All students shall receive a seamless pre-kindergarten through 20 curriculum designed and delivered with broad stakeholder involvement to promote lifelong learning.
 C.All students and school personnel shall develop and promote responsibility, citizenship, strong character and healthful living to enable students to succeed in the classroom and the workplace, lead healthy, rewarding and productive lives, and participate responsibly in society.

These and other goals are being accomplished when there is valid evidence that the Board's educational programs are making it possible for students to achieve the following educational outcomes, commensurate with their ability and potential:

 A.literacy skills
 B.technology utilization skills
 C.the ability to perform mathematical functions
 D.the ability to make informed choices among persons and issues that affect his/her governance
 E.the ability to assess self and the total environment to know options and choose life work
 F.the ability to perform in the world of work and postseconday education
 G.the ability to live a health lifestyle
 H.the ability to participate in recreational activities
 I.an understanding of the creative arts
 J.a sense of responsibility to facilitate compatibility with others in society and with other cultures

In achieving these student outcomes, the Board also believes its mission is being accomplished when there is valid evidence of one (1) or more of the following additional outcomes:

 A.job skills for the workplace and the skills and attitudes to obtain further education
 B.an understanding of others, including but not limited to those with social and cultural characteristics different from his/her own and of those with mental or physical disabilities and the ability to engage in responsible personal and/or support relationships with those who are different from one's social or ethnic groups
 C.use of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to contribute effectively to the decision-making processes of the political and other institutions of the community, state, country, and world
 D.use of the knowledge, habits, and attitudes that assure good personal and public health, both physical and mental
 E.the willingness and ability to apply ethical principles and values to his/her own life
 F.an understanding of his/her own worth, abilities, potentialities, and limitations
 G.enjoyment of the process of learning and commitment to continuous learning throughout one's lifetime
 H.the capacities for fulfilling satisfying and responsible roles in family life
 I.use of the knowledge, habits, and attitudes that assure good personal and public healthy, both physical and mental
 J.an understanding of and the ability to cope with change
 K.the educational goals specified in individual education program plans (IEPs)

WVBE Policy 2510