WETHERSFIELD MISSION STATEMENT
Education in Wethersfield is the shared responsibility of schools, students, families, and other community agencies working together so that Wethersfield students may realize their full potential. Accordingly, the mission of the Wethersfield Public Schools is to ensure that all students will:
- Acquire skills and knowledge for life-long learning, enabling them to compete in a global economy;
- Develop a positive sense of self, enabling them to set high expectations;
- Develop self-discipline and function as responsible citizens of society; and
- Develop and understand their ethical, cultural, aesthetic, and intellectual values and respect those of others.
Beliefs of the Wethersfield Public Schools
The Wethersfield Board of Education believes that:
- All Wethersfield students should be educated in a safe and secure learning environment that provides appropriate facilities, personnel, and programs;
- The curricula of the Wethersfield schools should be designed, implemented, and assessed to enable all students to realize their full potential;
- While the schools bear the primary responsibility for the formal education of Wethersfield youth, the family and the community share in that responsibility. To meet that common obligation, the Wethersfield schools should foster a partnership with the community;
- All educational programs should be operated in a fiscally responsible manner;
- The Wethersfield schools should employ and train personnel who will meet the instructional needs of students; and
- All educational programs and services should incorporate current practices and contemporary research, materials, and equipment.