• Mission and Standards
• Conceptual Framework
• Teaching and Learning Standards
• Dispositions: Our values in action.
• Assessment: How we ensure quality.

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Teaching and Learning Standards

Standard I:
Evidence theoretical and practical understanding of the ways learners develop.

Standard II:
Demonstrate understanding and application of the critical attributes and pedagogy of the major content area.

Standard III:
Evidence a variety of strategies that optimize student learning.

Standard IV:
Participate in informed personal and shared decision making that has as its focus the enhancement of schooling and the profession.

Standard V:
Communicate effectively with students, parents, colleagues and the community.

Standard VI:
Demonstrate an understanding of the continuous nature of assessment and its role in facilitating learning.

Standard VII:
Show an understanding of the culture and organization of schools and school systems and their connections to the larger society.