Mission Statement
To ensure every student has opportunities to grow, thrive and fulfill their potential through caring, responsive education.
Vision Statement
The State College Area School District, in a mutually respectful partnership with the greater community, will dedicate themselves every day through evidence-based curricula and practices to achieving excellence in education as a model district. Our schools will be safe, welcoming, inclusive, and innovative spaces, where every student is empowered to acquire the knowledge, skills, confidence and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic world. Civility and respect will guide our schools as we commit to embracing diverse voices and perspectives.
Student Values
We believe:
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Family and caregiver engagement and support are crucial to nurturing every child’s education.
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Establishing and maintaining a relationship between families and schools and restoring relationships when needed are important.
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Positive and healthy engagements between the district and parents/caregivers are essential.
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Students are best served when schools, families and caregivers work collaboratively.
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Clear and consistent communication and reciprocal conversations with the schools and the district are necessary.
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Drawing upon the diverse voices of parents/caregivers is critical when gathering feedback to support students.
Administrator Values
We believe:
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Equity, inclusion and belonging are the foundations that frame every aspect of the educational system, from curriculum adoption to professional development.
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Promoting positive relationships, using culturally responsive practices and creating opportunities for all staff and students help them feel connected, valued and represented in the school community.
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Building a safe and welcoming school community where all stakeholders have an active role in supporting student success and well-being is essential.
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Following qualitative and quantitative evidence-based practices informs continuous improvements throughout the district.
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Highly-qualified, diverse staff that actively reflects the student body should be hired and retained.
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Teachers and staff should be supported in achieving their goals through continuous professional development and evidence-based feedback.
Educational Staff Values
We believe:
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Relationships are essential to learning and fostering a culture of mutual respect.
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Every single adult that interacts with students is equally valuable in a student’s educational experience.
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Teaching and learning is a reciprocal process.
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Responsive teaching is timely, uses multiple measures and employs both quantitative and qualitative data for guiding instruction and interventions.
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Risk-taking and setbacks create opportunities for everyone to grow.
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Professional learning supports student learning.
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Actively inviting the diverse voices and perspectives of students, parents/caregivers, colleagues and community members supports learning.
Community Values
We believe:
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Schools are anchoring institutions that require strong community-school partnerships.
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Community support and engagement are vital to creating a healthy school environment.
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High-quality educational experiences require strong and reciprocal community-school partnerships and school engagement.
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Clear, kind and timely communication and reciprocal conversations with community members are essential.
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Listening to the diverse voices of our community and gathering feedback from them supports our students.
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A culture of caring repairs harm and restores relationships.