PHILOSOPHY OF SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

The Schuyler Central High School Board of Education believes that its

responsibility is to provide all students

Educational opportunities which meet the needs of students and the

community which it serves; to promote such

development within individuals so that individuals may desire and

discover

knowledge and ultimately assume a

responsible role as a citizen in society and be able to adjust to the

changing situations within society.

Opportunities shall be provided on the basis of individual differences,

abilities and capabilities, in an atmosphere

which is intended to motivate individual creativeness and to develop a

feeling of personal satisfaction upon attaining

plateaus of success.

These opportunities are:

1. To obtain an education, considering personal interest abilitiesand needs.

2. To learn citizenship and democracy, emphasizing interest and

participation in world and community problems.

3. To develop emotionally, morally, and socially so the individual is

increasingly able to cope with life's problems.

4. To develop a healthy body.

5. To develop cultural and aesthetic appreciation.

All of the educational facilities that are under the jurisdiction of the

Schuyler Central High School Board of Education -- indeed the Board itself

-- exists but for the explicit purpose of providing the best possible

educational opportunities for the students who are enrolled. It shall be

the purpose of all deliberations of this Board to improve the total

educational atmosphere of our school while at the same time to safeguard

the inherent rights of each student to be considered as an individual.

The students who are enrolled at this school shall be prepared to better

conduct themselves as citizens of this nation, state, and community.While

it shall always be the policy of this Board to maintain acceptable

standards of education in relationship to other schools on a national and

state level, it shall be considered of the utmost importance to reflect

qualities that make the Schuyler community unique High Standards of

quality shall be at all times be maintained and higher standards of

quality shall be established whenever the opportunity affords itself.

It shall be recognized that the Schuyler Central High School District is

an organ of Nebraska State Government and that all statutes of the State supersede any policies, roles or

regulations contained herein and any instances where conflicts arise.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

1. To provide an educational atmosphere where the individual student may pursue a recommended course of study.

2. To prepare youth for college and higher levels of learning or to provide opportunities forthem to acquire basic saleable skills Which would enable them to compete in the labor market uponcompletion of their formal education.

3. To develop competence in oral and written communicative skills.

4, To develop a program which is of such scope that it meets the needs of all students ranging from the low achiever to the exceptional child.

5. To provide a guidance program which meets the needs of the students.

6. To provide a program which will help to develop a finer appreciation for the arts, life and our surroundings.

7. To develop interests which enrich leisure time.

8. To encourage each child to work at the upper limits of their own capabilities, to appreciate and preserve each individual's own dignity.

9. To develop high moral and spiritual values in every day living and to provide for democratic living by participating in student government activities and organizations.

10. To encourage intelligent, logical thinking and the use of sound judgment in the solution of life's daily problems.