John Adams High School Mission Statement
Quality Education For Every Student Every Day
JAHS English Department Mission Statement
(updated 2020-2021)
An equitable and challenging environment that prepares students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers and readers, and thoughtful writers and speakers.
JAHS English Department Beliefs
(updated 2020-2021)
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All students should be provided with opportunities to learn and develop which requires appropriate methods and programs.
- The school environment should foster reading and writing and critical thinking as a valuable life skill.
- The school atmosphere should promote the appreciation and development of reading and writing and thinking.
- The curriculum should incorporate interdisciplinary and multicultural approaches and texts.
- Students should learn to express themselves effectively in both writing and speaking.
- The educator is a facilitator of learning and student development.
- All students should be proficient in proper use of technology and be able to to critically evaluate media.
- Curricula options should meet the diverse needs and interests of students, their different abilities and learning styles.