2105 - MISSION OF THE DISTRICT

The mission of the MPSD is to provide an appropriate educational program and learning environment that will effectively:

1. MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS;
2. HELP ITS STUDENTS ACCOMPLISH EDUCATIONAL GOALS WHICH ARE:
    
   1. SIGNIFICANT,
   2. DURABLE,
   3. TRANSFERABLE.

Explanation of Key Words and Phrases

The following explanations are provided in order to facilitate a common understanding of the Mission Statement:

.....appropriate educational program

The program will encompass those classroom, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities specially designed for students whose needs are met through:

1. special education,
2. vocational education,
3. academic education,
4. community education.

.....appropriate learning environment

Facilities and grounds that are conducive to acquiring knowledge, attitudes, and skills because students and staff are physically and psychologically safe and focused on accomplishing clearly-defined objectives and goals.

....meet the educational needs

Such needs consist of those learnings that each person must have to function as a responsible, productive member of society and to make it possible for the person to realize personal goals.

....goals that are significant, durable, and transferable

A significanteducational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired will affect how a person will live his/her life.

A durableeducational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired will be useful for much, if not all, of a person's lifetime.

A transferableeducational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired can be applied directly to another educational program, to the world of work, and/or to one's personal life.

© Neola 2012