The goals of the Linn-Mar Community School District will be designed to achieve the mission statement of the district. Educational programming will align with the district’s strategic plan.

An advisory committee of representatives from the community and school district will be appointed by the superintendent [or designee] to make recommendations for the goals of the education program in alignment with the strategic plan. These goals will directly align with the written, taught, and assessed curriculum by all school district personnel.

Short-term and long-term goals for the education program will be established annually by the school board. These goals will reflect the results of the needs assessments, recommendations from the advisory committee, recommendations from the superintendent, and changes in law within the framework of the strategic plan. These goals will reflect the clear identification of national standards and benchmarks.

The school board will report to the community regarding progress toward the achievement of the goals of the education program on an annual basis.

Adopted: 2/99
Reviewed: 6/11; 6/12; 4/15; 1/18; 2/21; 2/24
Revised: 9/13
Related Policy: 100.1; 101.1; 102.1
IASB Reference: 600
Mandatory Policy

This series of the board policy manual is devoted to the goals and objectives for the delivery of the education program. The board's objective in the design, content, and delivery of the education program is to provide an equal opportunity for students to pursue an education free of discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

In providing the education program of the school district, the board will strive to meet its overall goal of providing the students an opportunity to develop a healthy social, intellectual, emotional, and physical self-concept in a learning environment that provides guidance and encourages critical thinking in students.

In striving to meet this overall goal, the objectives of the education program are to provide students with an opportunity to:

1. Acquire basic skills in obtaining information, solving problems, thinking critically, and communicating effectively;
2. Become effective and responsible contributors to the decision-making processes of the social and political institutions of the community, state, and nation;
3. Acquire entry-level job skills and knowledge necessary for further education;
4. Acquire the capacities for satisfying and responsible roles as family members;
5. Acquire knowledge, habits, and attitudes that promote personal and public health, both physical and emotional;
6. Acquire an understanding of ethical principles and values and the ability to apply them to their own lives;
7. Develop an understanding of their own worth, abilities, potential, and limitations; and
8. Learn and enjoy the process of learning and acquire the skills necessary for a lifetime of continuous learning and adaptation to change.

Adopted: 6/70
Reviewed: 10/11; 4/13; 5/14; 9/16; 2/21
Revised: 9/10; 6/20; 2/24
Related Policy: 600.1
IASB Reference: 600