Knox County Career Center
Bylaws & Policies
 

2105 - MISSION OF THE DISTRICT

The mission of the Knox County Career Center is to provide an appropriate educational program and learning environment which will effectively:

 A.meet the educational and career needs of its students
 B.help its students accomplish educational goals which are significant and/or transferable

Explanation of Key Words and Phrases

The following explanations are provided in order to facilitate a common understanding of the Mission Statement:

.....appropriate educational program

The program will encompass those classroom, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities specially designed for students whose needs are met through career education, academic education, and community education.

.....appropriate learning environment

Facilities and grounds which are conducive to acquiring knowledge, attitudes, and skills because students and staff are physically and psychologically safe and focused on accomplishing clearly-defined objectives and goals.

....meet the educational and vocational needs

Such needs consist of those learnings that each person must have to function as a responsible, productive member of society and to make it possible for the person to realize personal goals.

....students and citizens

Students are those who are enrolled in a career program, adult or community education program, and/or a special program offered by the District either alone, in collaboration with participating school districts.

....goals which are significant, durable, and transferable

A significant educational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired will affect how a person will live his/her life.

A transferable educational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired can be applied directly to another educational program, to the world of work, and/or to one's personal life.