"Home of the Horns"
School Mission and Vision
Dorchester Public School
School Mission Review
Informers:
Surveys
· Student Results
o Communicate Effectively
o Problem-Solving Skills
o Apply Technology
· Parent Results
o Problem-Solving Skills
o Reading Comprehension
o Communicate Effectively
· Staff Results
o Fundamental Skills (reading, math, writing)
o Problem-Solving Skills
o Communicate Effectively
School Board of Education
Florida Center of Reading Research
Center of Teaching and Learning
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
National Council of Competitiveness
Standards
· State/National
· ACT Content Standards
Mission:
The Mission of Dorchester Public School is to prepare students to read with comprehension, write clearly, compute mathematically, and utilize information and technology to solve problems.
Vision:
Our vision is to create an educational system that provides all students opportunity to practice and to receive feedback in all academic areas to foster life-long learning for future success.
Goal Areas:
Reading Comprehension
· Phonics
· Phonemic Awareness
· Vocabulary
· Fluency
· Creating Mental Images
· Using Background Knowledge
· Asking Questions
· Making Inferences/Predictions
· Main Idea/Supporting Detail
· Thinking with Text
· "Fix-Up" Strategies
· Text Format
· Literary Elements
Writing
· Ideas
· Organization
· Voice
· Sentence Fluency
· Word Choice
· Conventions
· Prewriting
· Revising
· Editing
Math Computation
· Number Sense
· Estimation
· Operations
· Measurement
· Algebraic Concepts
· Geometric Concepts
· Data Analysis
· Probability
Utilize Information/Technology
· Acquire
· Summarize
· Organize
· Compare/Contrast
· Critique
· Create
· Communicate
· Collaborate
Problem Solving
· Process
o Problem Definition
o Problem Analysis
o Logic and Reasoning
o Possible Solutions
o Analyze Solutions
· Strategies
o Hypothesis Testing (Guess and Check)
o Root Cause Analysis
o Analogous Thinking
o Brainstorming
o Pattern Analysis
o Working Backwards