Vision

The vision of the Blue Ridge School District is to educate every child in a safe school environment where effective teaching practices, fiscally responsible and educationally sound resource allocation strategies, and involved parents combine to produce unparalleled results. The teachers of the district will be role models respected by students, parents, faculty, and staff. they will instruct and engage their students through the implementation of technological resources and high-quality instructional strategies. Students will achieve mastery of all Pennsylvania academic standards and will be prepared for the rigors of life after high school. Students will learn in a safe, comfortable environment under the direction and facilitation of trusting professionals. The learning process for students will be an interactive, enjoyable, collaborative and satisfying experience whrere all students are give opportunities to demonstrate and apply the concepts, ideas and skills they have learned.

The district will provide students with a safe, nurturing and accepting culture capable of responding to the needs of a diverse community. The comforting atmosphere of the district will provide an effective environment for teaching, learning, professional collaboration, and community involvement. The district’s facilities will be safe, efficient, state-of-the-art, and well-maintained. Resources will be allocated in a fiscally responsible manner according to district priorities. Teachers will have the technology resources, instructional supplies and materials to effectively engage and instruct their students. All parents and/or guardians will be active and involved in their child’s education in a positive manner. Through ongoing communication teachers and parents will work together to ensure student success. Parents will not only be supportive of the educational process that takes place during the instructional day, but will also promote education at home by establishing regular study times, encouraging reading for pleasure, and teaching responsible behavior. Safety, high levels of student achievement, effective teaching and instruction, fiscally responsible decisions and community support will be the bricks in the foundation of the Blue Ridge School District.

The Blue Ridge School District staff will collaborate with parents, families and community institutions in attending to students’ intellectual and developmental needs, and preparing students to become self-directed, life-long learners and respectful, responsible and involved citizens. The district will provide opportunities for students to:


 * 1) Acquire knowledge and skills
 * 2) Develop integrity
 * 3) Process information
 * 4) Think critically
 * 5) Work independently
 * 6) Collaborate with others
 * 7) Adapt to change

The Blue Ridge School District program will provide planned instruction so that students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills, and attain academic standards, in the following areas:


 * 1) Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
 * 2) Mathematics
 * 3) Science and Technology
 * 4) Environment and Ecology
 * 5) Social Studies (Civics and Government, Economics, Geography and History)
 * 6) Arts and Humanities
 * 7) Career Education
 * 8) Health, Safety and Physical Education
 * 9) Family and Consumer Science
 * 10) World Languages

The District will engage in planned activities to promote the achievement of the following organizational goals:


 * 1) Revise planned courses so they are aligned with academic standards and instructional requirements for primary, intermediate, middle level and high school programs.
 * 2) Document the district assessment plan that will be used to determine the degree to which students are meeting academic standards and graduation requirements.
 * 3) Develop a plan to improve students’ achievement, including the identification of benchmarks and assessments, provision for additional instructional opportunities for students and staff development for teachers.
 * 4) Increase the use of technology in learning activities.
 * 5) Improve plans for safety and security, implementing plans for sensitivity to diversity and finely addressing the needs of at-risk students.
 * 6) Develop parent-school partnerships at all grade levels.
 * 7) Maintain a curriculum revision process according to the following schedule:

CURRICULUM REVISION
 * Year || Subject ||
 * 2006-2007 || Social Studies and Technology ||
 * 2007-2008 || Physical Education / Health / Social Studies / Technology ||
 * 2008-2009 || Language Arts ||
 * 2009-2010 || Science and Math ||
 * 2010-2011 || Consumer Science/Art/Music/Library ||

Note: Curriculum areas that are not targeted for revision in a particular year will be reviewed annually and edited and modified as necessary.