ELLWOOD CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vision Statement:

Ellwood City Area School District aims to prepare all students for the 21st Century world by providing:

• A high-performing school system with appropriate resources for success

• A comprehensive technology-based and standards-driven education

• A culture that promotes life-long learners and problem-solvers

• A climate that promotes social and emotional development

• Instruction that assists students to consistently utilize a versatile learning toolbox

• College and career readiness

• An environment that supports strong personal skills and individuality

• A foundation in collaboration and resiliency

• A safe, stable and caring learning environment

• A listening ear

Staff will be expected to:

• Identify and adapt to students ever-changing education needs

• Utilize best teaching practices for instruction

• Include a wide variety of teaching and evaluation tools

• Work collaboratively

• Be inclusive of all students and their parents

• Support the academic, social and emotional needs of students

• Support students’ future endeavors

Students will:

• Develop long-term relationships with each other and the community

• Become critical and analytical thinkers

• Become skilled researchers of information

• Develop strong communication skills

• Advocate for themselves and others

• Be technologically literate

• Tolerate and accept differences in others

• Become productive citizens

Families and the Community will:

• Support, value and prioritize education

• Work with teachers to build strong home-school connection

• Help to create open communication with the schools

• Support the financial needs of the district to provide first-class education