Vision Statement
School-communities will possess the capacity and characteristics necessary to
educate and support all Wisconsin youth to reach their full potential as
academically successful, caring, healthy, and responsible citizens.
Mission Statement
The
Student Services/Prevention and Wellness Team provides leadership for
Wisconsin school-communities to enhance their capacity to educate and support
all Wisconsin Youth to reach their full potential as caring, academically
successful, healthy, and responsible citizens. This is achieved primarily
through technical assistance, staff development, grants, and collaborative
work with state and local partners.
Guiding Principles
The fundamental mission of schools is to help all students become both “smart” and
“good”; therefore:
- Closing the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged students or
children of color and their peers is a priority for school-communities.
- All young people deserve the opportunity to achieve high academic standards and
become healthy, resilient, lifelong learners and good citizens.
- Families are the primary teachers of their children. The role of education
is to support families.
- Family and community involvement and collaboration are essential to
effective delivery of education.
- Student-centered approaches to disciplines, programs, and strategies are
central to ensuring the needs of all children are met.
- A student’s environment is as important to the success of the student as
his/her intellectual, physical, and personal attributes.
- Educational services should be culturally competent and help ensure
educational equity.
- Students who successfully acquire skills and information early in their
lives will have more resources to help them continue to develop and,
consequently, are more likely to acquire favorable attitudes about
themselves and their life options.
- Programs that stress the prevention of problems by providing students with
age-appropriate information, skills, and goals will reduce unhealthy
risk-taking by our youth.
For questions about this information, contact Douglas R. White (608) 266-5198
Last updated on 2/22/2008 8:00:52 AM
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