5.2 - Student Accountability

SERIES 5 - STUDENTS

All quality students are capable of learning to accept responsibility for their own education and behavior by arriving on time, turning in homework and class work on time, being prepared with class supplies, etc., and taking responsibility for their actions. The philosophy and practices this school incorporates acknowledge that young people are free to act and are therefore moral “agents”, accountable for their actions. Our policies will encourage discipline, hard work, cooperation, decision-making and acceptance of the consequences for decisions made. Such policies, and a clear understanding of academic expectations, help our students to choose their quest for intellectual and personal growth. The students’ sense of alignment between their personal educational goals and those of their school further reinforce their desire to accept responsibility for their education. Such an approach to student accountability has been termed “agency education.” (See PHILOSOPHY) In addition, all students and their parents MUST read and adhere to the Student/Parent Contract (see appendix A) and the handbook.

Adopted: 06-28-2001