Annual Report 2005-2006 - Farmington Public Schools

Graduate ProfileFarmington Public Schools’ graduates will be:Our MissionFarmington Public Schools,together with our community,will provide quality learning experiencesempowering each studentto become a thoughtful, contributing citizenin a changing world.Collaborative Team MembersWorks cooperatively; resolves disputesconstructively; suspends competition whenappropriate to work collectively; perceives divergentviewpoints and responds with understanding; treatsothers with dignity; functions responsibly as a memberof a family and other social groups.Effective CommunicatorsPrecise in thought; fluent in use of oral and writtenlanguage; adept with nonverbal forms of expression;adapts communication strategies to suit a purpose;uses various media to express oneself; seeks outideas of others and checks their perceptions andunderstandings.Healthy IndividualsPursues a variety of interests and maintains abalance among them; committed to bothemotional and physical well-being;self-regulating; respects one’s own dignity; acceptsone’s own abilities and confidently pursues one’spotential; expresses emotions constructively;adapts effectively to changes in one’s life;forms care in relationships.Knowledgeable ThinkersBuilds a bank of powerful ideas from variousacademic fields; uses these ideas to assimilatenew information and construct meaning;applies knowledge to real-life challenges.Lifelong LearnersSustains learning across one’s life span;creates a vision of the future and setsattainable goals for realizing that vision;assumes responsibility for what one cancontrol; continually seeks to renewand expand competence.Quality ProducersStrives to achieve high standards; draws upon priorknowledge; uses appropriate tools to createpraiseworthy products and processes; persistentlytries to improve the caliber of one’s work; takes pridein progress made; motivated by a work ethic anddisciplined to honor it.Responsible CitizensDedicated to democratic values; pursues the commongood; safeguards universal human rights; feels acommon bond with other Americans and identifieswith the ideals of the American heritage; loyal to thenation’s institutions but critical when society straysfrom its principles; cherishes one’s legal rights andupholds civic duties; services the community andexerts influence in public affairs; cares about thedignity and well-being of all people.Thoughtful Problem SolversRecognizes problems when they arise and ismotivated to solve them; weighs alternative solutionsbefore acting; poses questions and exploresimaginative ways to answer them; thinks bothcritically and creatively; evaluates the effectivenessof solutions attempted.Farmington Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status or disability.