Boonton Township School District

District Goals and Objectives
The Boonton Township Board of Education believes all pupils should be helped to:
1. Develop skills associated with effective communication (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) and
demonstrate the ability to seek, examine and use information.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in their ability to obtain information, solve problems, think critically and
communicate effectively by performing activities that require observing, measuring, estimating,
calculating, analyzing, reasoning and synthesizing.
3. Demonstrate the ability to accurately solve numerical problems, use numbers to express ideas, and
understand numerical relationships.
4. Demonstrate proficiency in applying acquired skills to real life decision making and problem solving.
5. Develop a desire for a lifetime pursuit of learning and an appreciation for the role education plays in
our increasingly complex and changing society.
6. Learn through an interactive process, information pertaining to the principles of the physical,
biological, and social sciences, the historical record of human achievement and failure, and current
social issues.
7. Develop pride in their efforts, and a positive feeling about their self-worth and abilities.
8. Acquire an understanding of ethical principles and values, and be given opportunities to apply them to
his/her own life, including opportunities to demonstrate an appreciation of civic responsibility.
9. Develop an appreciation for culture and beauty and be able to express themselves in the fields of fine
and performing arts.
10. Develop neuromuscular skills, perceptual motor skills and social emotional behaviors that will
facilitate an active interest and understanding in the life long benefits of physical fitness, and
cooperative team and individual sports.
11. Acquire an understanding of and the ability to form responsible relationships with a wide range of
people including, but not limited to, those with social and cultural characteristics different from their
own.
12. Develop the ability to acquire knowledge and the skills necessary for the meaningful application of
this knowledge.
To accomplish these goals the Board of Education will endeavor to provide:
1. An integrated and evolving curriculum that encourages interactive classrooms.
2. Instructional activities, which bear a meaningful relationship to the present and future needs and
interests of our students.
3. Teachers of high quality who have ample opportunities for professional development.
4. Specialized and individualized educational experiences to meet the needs of each pupil.
5. Instruction that fosters the development of high-level thinking, problem solving and decision making.
6. Adequate resources to allow us to improve, upgrade and expand our ability to employ available
technology into the curriculum.
7. Instruction that provides students with the necessary study skills, learning strategies and computer
literacy needed to achieve mastery of the subject matter.
8. Opportunities for teachers, parents/guardians, community members and pupils to make
recommendations concerning the operation of the district.
9. An environment in which any competition among pupils is positive.
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