GRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS

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GRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS
ALL MUST KNOW
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GRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS
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What doesGRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS mean

• to our Board?
• to our administration?
• to our faculty and staff?

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What doesGRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS mean

• to our students?
• to their parents?
• to our community?

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• This can no longer be a question
• for
• ALL MUST KNOW.

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ALL MUST KNOW that GRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS

• believe there are
• certain core
• values by which
• we live.

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These values dictate our actions, and define
our being.
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• They are
• and shall be
• non-negotiable.

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OUR CHILDREN are our NUMBER ONE priority,
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and that EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE is responsible
for their success.
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ALL MUST KNOW

• that we believe

in every child
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• there exists
• the potential

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• to be
• extraordinary.

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• that our schools provide
• a safe,
• clean,
• welcoming,
• and nurturing environment for all.

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that a positive relationship with
students
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• that a positive relationship with

parents
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that a positive relationship with
community members
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• And a positive relationship with
• fellow workers

is the foundation upon which student learning
takes place.
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ALL MUST KNOW

• that our
• emphasis
• system wide
• is on
• student
• learning.

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• and that decisions are made only after the
  question
• has been asked,
• Will this action benefit
• STUDENTS?

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• that our classroom curriculum is based on
  appropriate standards,

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• that our teachers use the
• best instructional practices
• to engage all students in meaningful work,

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• and that our classrooms are well managed with
• learning targets
• clearly defined.

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ALL MUST KNOW
that our schools will do whatever it takes
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• to both help students when they struggle,
• and to provide opportunities to help them soar.

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• That we
• seek,

And that we evaluate our personnel
employ,
train,
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• based upon their
• knowledge

commitment to our cause.
professionalism
skill
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• that our employees do not do this alone.

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We are a TEAM,
and part of a learning community.
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ALL MUST KNOW

• That Grant County Schools is where
• WE CHOOSE
• to make it happen

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• Where our students are nurtured
• to be life-long learners.

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Where we prepare todays children

• for
• tomorrows
• challenges.

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• Where our students are taught to be contributing
  members of our democratic society.

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• Where we will stand as a leader
• in our community, region and state.

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• We make this commitment
• because

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• WE ARE
• GRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS

Where knowledge is advanced and momentum is
activated.
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• This Video Produced By
• Grant County Schools Public Information Office,
  2008
• Nancy Howe, PIO
• Special thanks to
• Grant County Schools Staff and Students
• Michael J. Hibbett, Superintendent
• For Vision and Inspiration
• The Grant County High School Concert Band
• DuWayne Dale, Director
• For the Power and Passion of Music, and their
  Performance of "Echoes" by Samuel Hazo
• Jennifer Wright
• Assistant Superintendent, Grant County Schools
• For the Message and Motivation of our Mission,
  Goals, and Non-Negotiables
• Robin Webster

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