Carroll County Public Schools

Core Statement

• The Pursuit of Excellence
• Life-long Learning and Success
• A Safe and Orderly Learning Environment
• Community Participation
• Fairness, Honesty, and Respect
• Continuous Improvement
• Reflecting the priorities, beliefs, and mores of our local community

• Values the importance of a quality education
• Supports educational initiatives at home
• Volunteers in schools
• Forms partnerships with schools to support system initiatives

All central office staff:

• Establish and maintain a framework for organizational decisions to be based on empirical data
• Establish and maintain a safe and orderly environment for students and staff
• Provide adequate resources that are equitably distributed
• Provide an equitable educational opportunity for all students
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders  
• Enforce accountability for system initiatives
• Models effective leadership and professional respect
• Provide a diverse program of studies with a global perspective designed to meet students’ educational goals
• Coordinate professional development opportunities that are relevant, site-base, job embedded, aligned with the tenets of cultural proficiency, and meet the needs of all staff.
• Empower employees, students, and communities to make school-based decisions within an established framework

All school staff:

• Welcome their school community
• Establish positive home and school relationships
• Provide a safe and orderly learning environment for students and staff
• Work to ensure that every child succeeds
• Display cultural proficiency
• Prepare students with a global education 
• Place priority on the educational needs of students
• Motivate students to learn
• Recognize the unique learning styles of each student
• Facilitate learning by encouraging, prompting, and interacting with students
• Establish and maintain positive and appropriate relationships with students
• Ensure learning by providing instruction that meets each student’s individual needs
• Support student success
• Encourage students to make choices that provide challenges
• Assess student progress through both formal and informal methods and then provide appropriate and targeted data-driven instruction
• Engage students in rigorous and relevant instruction

All students:

• Enroll in coursework that prepares them to be career – college ready
• Obtain the skills to thrive as independent 21^st century learners
• Become knowledgeable, responsible, and caring citizens
• Demonstrate respect for the learning environment and other individuals
• Reach their potential
• Develop effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Participate in varied co-curricular and extracurricular activities

Revised 9/24/12