Wolsey/Wessington School District #2-6

Wolsey/Wessington School District #2-6 Training Website

Wolsey/Wessington School District #2-6
Home of the WARBIRDS!

Is located at 375 Ash Street Wolsey, SD 57384 Phone:605.883.4221 fax:605.883.4720

Mission Statement:
We believe that:
Each child is entitled to every opportunity for the maximum development of their potential ability. This means mental and physical development, mental health, emotional maturity, social adjustment, and moral character....

PHILOSOPHY and OBJECTIVES:
The Board of Education, administration, and faculty of the Wolsey/Wessington School District #2-6 jointly adopt the following statements of philosophy and objectives as a g u ide for the operation of the schools in this system. The Board of Education supports the basic philosophy of t h e No Child Left Behind Federal Legislation.

We believe that:
Each child is entitled to every opportunity for the maximum development of their potential ability. This means mental and physical development, mental health, emotional m aturity, social adjustment, and moral character. Each child should acquire the skills and understanding needed to help them share the responsibilities of a democratic society. In the democratic society each individual adds personal worth to the social group and s h ould be a contributing member of their community. Children differ in rate of development as well as ability. The school accepts each child at this particular stage of development and fosters continued growth. Each child is stimulated to work at their individual maximum capacity level.

The school assumes responsibility for all activities connected with the school program and shares with laymen concern for the out-of-school environment which a l so educates the child to a significant degree. Cooperative relationships are established between the school, the home, and the community in order to facilitate the fullest educational development of children and to coordinate the educational activities of the various agencies of the communities.

Long-term goals for the school are developed cooperatively by the professional staff and lay citizens. These are revised from time to time as changes in society and needs of pupils warrant such changes. Objectives of the various learning experiences contribute toward the achievement of goals of education. Purposes in learning s h ould be apparent to children.

Such goals as are developed should include provisions for: (1) literacy, (2) mental and physical health, (3) competence in human relations, (4) responsibilities of citizenship, (5) moral and spiritual values, (6) tools of learning, (7) understanding the environment, (8) skill in the use of scientific method, (9) skill in the use of numbers, (10) wise use of leisure time, and (11) critical and constructive thinking.

The educational environment of the school should stimulate children to reach constantly for new experiences, new understanding, and new skills. The climate of the school should be friendly, free from outside pressures and strains, yet busy and purposeful. Children should have a feeling of security in relationships with the teacher and with each other. Activities should tend to build self-respect and a desire to share experiences with others. The needs of individual pupils should be met and the concern of the social group for the welfare of the individual should be e n gendered.

Continuous evaluation is a part of any learning experience. Each child should become conscious of progress toward the achievement of definite goals. The evaluative process helps the individual to diagnose difficulties in learning and gives direction to further experiences in learning.