Investigate your district’s mission statement and policies around technology and 21st century learning? What is it? It’s an all-encompassing or does it need a gentle nudge from you? Analyze and comment. Previous District: NVUSD "Our students are all individuals, with their own talents, interests, needs and goals. That means that we nurture and challenge advanced learners, who want to expand their learning horizons, as well as students who have physical, emotional or cognitive challenges that require more support.We offer rigorous academic courses, robust Career Technical Education options and diverse extracurricular and athletic programs. Our students can learn in traditional neighborhood schools, magnet schools, independent study, dual immersion English-Spanish programs, online options and more." The above is what I could find for what might be considered the mission statement for the Napa Valley Unified School District. From my experience, I believe that the mission statement is a good one, however, they are not living up to the standards in the statement. I believe in all of these things, but have witnessed firsthand how curriculum is catering to the lower achieving students and leaving the high achieving students in the dust. With the budget cuts this past year, I am not sure some of these things are achievable. I also feel like it is focused at the high school level and does not address the elementary and middle school levels as almost none of the things listed are able to be offered. This is not necessarily the fault of the district. It is the fault of our schools not being funded properly in order to actually help to support students with a lot of these challenges. But that's a discussion for another day. Current District: FSUSD "In a safe, welcoming, and supportive learning environment, we provide innovative educational opportunities to develop resilient students who are inspired to succeed." I look forward to seeing the reality of this mission statement.
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