Posting Date: July, 2004 Philosophy
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PHILOSOPHY



In striving to provide optimum educational opportunities for every student, the Shelby County Schools system believes that each student is a unique person with dignity and worth. We utilize success-oriented learning experiences to maximize intellectual, social, emotional, physical, aesthetic, and moral growth.

Each school will be sensitive and responsive to community needs which affect education. Therefore, each school's professional staff, with assistance from the community and systemwide resources, has the responsibility to develop a stable, individually appropriate curriculum emphasizing proficiency in the basic skills as well as experiences that contribute to a comprehensive, practical education.

Since learning is a continuous process and the school an integral part of the total community, we are dedicated to the development of an individual who will become a valuable, contributing member of society.