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The Johnson County School System Administration and Board of Education meets annually to develop and refine the school system’s mission and beliefs. Sub-committees have been assigned annually and include school system employees, students, parents and other stakeholders to develop the system’s beliefs, mission, goals and shared visions. The retreats include an in-depth look at the data input from stakeholders and trends in education. Various meetings have included an ongoing and comprehensive analysis of system data and have encouraged input from all stakeholders as well as attention to current research-based trends in education.
WE BELIEVE:
- All students have an equal right to a quality education in a safe and positive environment.
- All students can achieve their potential if provided with appropriate opportunities.
- Education can empower each student to achieve an optimum level of social, emotional, intellectual and academic success.
- A strong partnership between school, home, community and all stakeholders is fostered through opportunities for open and continuous communication through a variety of family/community engagement activities.
- Innovation in technology and education is necessary to meet the needs of our youth and society.
Mission Statement:
The Johnson County School System will educate all students in a safe, positive environment that enables them to develop and pursue lifelong learning goals by using data-driven research-based instruction.
Shared Vision Statement:
Johnson County Schools System employees and departments will work together to ensure that all students are equipped with strong educational, technical, life and social skills which are necessary to be responsible, productive and contributing citizens as well as pursuing a meaningful career.
Goals:
- Students including students with disabilities, limited English proficiency and low socioeconomic status along with any identified migrant, homeless, immigrant or Native American students will improve reading/language arts achievement in grades K-12 by meeting or exceeding the 2008-2009 target rate as defined for Adequate Yearly Progress in these grade levels.
- Students including students with disabilities, limited English proficiency and low socioeconomic status along with any identified migrant, homeless, immigrant or Native American students will improve mathematics achievement in grades K-12 by meeting or exceeding the 2008-2009 target rate as defined for Adequate Yearly Progress in these grade levels.
- Students including students with disabilities, limited English proficiency and low socioeconomic status along with any identified migrant, homeless, immigrant or Native American students will improve science and social studies achievement in grades K-12 by exceeding the average NCE level attained in the 2007-2008 school year.
- To increase the graduation rate by 1.7% in 2008-2009 including CTE students
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