Central High School Philosophy
Belief Statements
- Setting high standards will increase individual student performance.
- All stakeholders share a common responsibility with the school to emphasize to students the importance of personal responsibility, preparedness in their work, exemplary attendance, and punctuality.
- Each student should receive an intensely personalized education that is challenging, engaging, and relevant.
- Each student, a valued individual with unique physical and social needs, deserves a safe, nurturing school environment.
- Students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for career selection, responsible citizenship, and community service.
- Both curriculum and instruction should provide opportunities for students to develop skills to think critically, logically, creatively, and to express themselves clearly
- Performance and standards based balanced learning assessments will be emphasized in each classroom, thus allowing students to demonstrate what they know and can do.
- Students and staff should be provided the most current technology and the training and support necessary for its utilization.
- All stakeholders have an important perspective and voice as related to school policy and decision-making
