MOTTO
Helping Our Pupils Excel in Academics, Behavior, and Citizenship
VISION
The HOPE Academy will create and maintain a positive, safe, predictable and enjoyable environment for all students and staff by demonstrating a common educational/school culture, vision, and language.
BELIEF STATEMENTS
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Students are the primary focus of all decisions.
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Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.
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A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.
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A student's self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual respect among and between students and staff.
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Students can learn to make appropriate decisions when given a supportive and challenging learning environment.
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Students learn in different ways and should be provided with differential instructional approaches to support their learning styles.
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Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
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Assessments of student learning should guide instruction and provide students with a variety of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of the expectations for their learning.
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Teachers, parents, students, staff and the community share the responsibility for the support of the school's mission.