Mission+Statement+Revisions

This page is locked and cannot be edited. We are finished with this page but need to keep it  as evidence of the work completed. Gene  From Maureen D. Some information on Mission, Beliefs and Profile of Graduates from Middle States/AFG **AFG Philosophy/Mission and Profile of Graduates Guidelines ** The school has a clearly written and actively implemented statement of philosophy/mission that conveys the general and specific purposes of its educational program, expresses expectations for quality, and serves as the basis for daily operational and instructional decision making as well as long-range planning. Stakeholders give input into the development of the school’s philosophy/mission and understand and accept it. This document is aligned with the community served and is reviewed periodically by stakeholder representatives. The following questions will assist the Planning Team in determining which parts of the plan should be revised: * If yes, Planning Team formally reaffirms the mission * If no, Planning Team revises the mission. The school’s mission should reflect in broad and visionary terms what the school is and is striving to become. While the mission must acknowledge the current status of the school, it should also identify and aspire to the ideal; it should reflect the vision of the school’s Planning Team. * If yes, Planning Team formally reaffirms the beliefs. * If no, Planning Team revises the beliefs. Beliefs serve as the foundation of a strong strategic plan, providing the value system upon which subsequent portions of the plan will be evaluated. It is not likely that a school’s “fundamental values” and “ethical code” will change completely in seven years. However, the Planning Team should revisit the school’s beliefs to ensure they continue to express the school’s “overriding convictions” and “inviolate commitments.”
 * 1) Q1. Is the school’s mission still appropriate? Does it describe adequately what the school is and what it desires to become?
 * 1) Q2. Are the school’s beliefs still appropriate?

* If yes, Planning Team formally reaffirms the Profile of Graduates. * If no, Planning Team develops or revises its Profile of Graduates. The Profile of Graduates answers the following question: When our students have completed our entire educational program and have had the benefit of the services and activities provided by the school and its community:
 * 1) Q3. Is the school’s Profile of Graduates still valid?
 * What do we expect them to know?
 * What do we expect them to be able to do with what they know?
 * What qualities or characteristics do we want them to demonstrate?


 * //Profile of Graduates//**

Middle States’ experience since the introduction of //AFG// and //VTV// has been that many schools fail to align their student performance objectives with the culminating expectations for its graduates. The reason for this is that many schools have never stated these expectations in a formal way; they are often just “assumed.” The intent of //AFG// and //VTV// is that a school’s student performance objectives will be focused on areas in which there is a gap between what is expected of the school’s graduates and their current performance levels. Therefore, //AFG// and //VTV// now require that all schools develop a formal Profile of Graduates so there is agreement regarding what graduates are expected to know, what they are expected to be able to do with what they know, and the characteristics or qualities they are expected to demonstrate. When the Profile is established, the Planning Team will examine the current data and information about the level of student performance in each of those areas and determine where gaps occur. The gaps with the highest priority for growth and improvement should be the focus of the student performance objectives.


 * ( from Maureen D. ) The following information is from the Middle States section of the Salesianum website. The Mission Statement, Philosophy and Profile of Graduates follow along with a description of each. We need each of these items developed before the end of the school year. I shared this with Sean Kelly in the hope that he could join our conversation on Monday 2/20. **
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Maureen's Document can be viewed here.

** The most recently revised Mission Statement Worksheet that was shared for editing with AFG Planning team can be found here .** **Every time the file is updated this link will update as well**.

===  ** Mission Statement ** Father Judge High School, in partnership with parents ** and other stakeholders **, provides a climate of academic excellence within a safe environment for young men from diverse backgrounds. Rooted in the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales, we educate the whole student through the dissemination and infusion of spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and social values in the Catholic tradition. Our faculty is committed to modeling life-long learning skills as we prepare students for post-secondary opportunities through rigorous, engaging instruction.

Our collaborative community empowers students to become contributing members of a global society.

//** Last Revised on October 31, 2011 **//

**Mission Statement** Father Judge(space)High School, in partnership with parents, provides a climate of **academic excellence** within a **safe environment** for young men from **diverse** backgrounds. Rooted in the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales, we educate the whole student through the dissemination and infusion of **spiritual**, intellectual, physical, emotional, and social values in the Catholic tradition.

Our **faculty** is committed to modeling life-long learning skills as we prepare students for **post-secondary opportunities** through **rigorous**, engaging instruction.

Our collaborative **community** empowers students to become contributing members of a global society. Otherwise - WONDERFUL! Last Revised on October 12, 2011

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We had a productive day today. Gene

10/13/11 Jim G. I am hoping that we can expand the idea of community to incorporate the ideals of caring, trust, and/or respect.

10/13/11 Maureen D. Good idea, Jim. And maybe we need a stronger word than "contributing" members of a global society.

10/13/11 - Gene C. Maureen, you can make changes to the statement and then we can discuss how it sounds. The beauty of working with this is we can go back to previous versions if we decide. Maybe you want to copy and paste another copy of the statement and make your changes in the new copy. Knock yourself out here. Just let it go and we will see what comes out of it.