Our Mission and Beliefs
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Our mission as Hardin educators is to know every student by name and need.
We as Hardin Teachers Believe:
- Education is a shared responsibility of students, school, home and community.
With that as an essential principle, we believe the following to be true for students, staff, families and the community:
- Everyone has equal inherent worth and deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
- Everyone needs challenge, opportunity and encouragement.
- Each person is unique.
- Meaningful relationships have profound lifelong impact.
- Integrity is essential.
- Imagination and creativity are vital.
- A safe environment is necessary for learning.
- Every person can learn.
- Each person is ultimately responsible for his/her own learning.
- Learning is lifelong and unlimited.
- There is always room for improvement.
- All students must graduate with the skills they need to pursue their aspirations.
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We will provide a meaningful and challenging curriculum that acknowledges and supports individual differences.
- We will utilize assessments to transform teaching and learning to ensure student success.
- We will recruit and retain exceptional personnel and provide ongoing and relevant professional development that translates into student engagement.
- We will allocate resources to areas of greatest need.
- We will vigorously enforce policies and procedures which promote a safe and healthy environment.
- We will monitor growth and plan for a systematic process to ensure quality programs and facilities.
- We will encourage and promote a climate that engages families in the education of their children.
- We will establish a process that cultivates open and timely communication with our public.
- We will strive to convey the importance of participating in the electoral process and of service and involvement in community.
- We will foster understanding of the world around us and how our differences and similarities shape the world.