Mission Statement
The Pen Argyl Area school District will foster educational growth and lifelong learning by implementing evidence-based teaching and learning practices focused on college and career readiness.
Vision
The Pen Argyl Area School District will employ future-focused teaching and learning practices to address the ever-changing technological advances in society, preparing our students for the careers of today, and those anticipated in the future.
1. Student growth and development guide all decisions.
2. Teachers, students and community members will utilize state-of-the-art technologies and innovative teaching and
learning practices to develop communication, collaboration, creativity, computational thinking and critical thinking skills, as students move from being information consumers to information creators.
3. All students will succeed and persevere in all endeavors through a well-rounded education: academic, co-curricular and extracurricular.
4. All students will practice civil behaviors such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness and kindness.
Educational Value Statements
STUDENTS
1. We believe that our schools must prepare all students to become productive and socially responsible citizens.
2. We believe that each student’s qualities, differences, talents, and abilities should be recognized, developed, challenged, and celebrated.
3. We believe that every student should feel welcomed, safe and cared for in the school environment.
STAFF
1. We believe that ALL students can learn.
2. We believe that each student’s qualities, differences, talents, and abilities should be recognized, developed, challenged, and celebrated.
3. We believe that our schools must prepare all students to become productive and socially
responsible citizens.
4. We believe that every student should feel welcomed, safe and cared for in the school environment.
5. We believe that building a strong relationship between home, school and community is essential to educational success.
6. We believe that the School Board, staff, parents and the community must partner to provide the best education possible for our students.
ADMINISTRATION
1. We believe that education is the key to every student’s success.
2. We believe that each student’s qualities, differences, talents, and abilities should be recognized, developed, challenged, and celebrated.
3. We believe that our schools must prepare all students to become productive and socially responsible citizens.
4. We believe that every student should feel welcomed, safe and cared for in the school environment.
5. We believe that building a strong relationship between home, school and community is essential to educational success.
6. We believe that the School Board, staff, parents and the community must partner to provide the best education possible for our students.
7. We believe that ALL students can learn.
PARENTS
1. We believe that every student should feel welcomed, safe and cared for in the school environment.
2. We believe that building a strong relationship between home, school and community is essential to educational success.
3. We believe that the School Board, staff, parents and the community must partner to provide the best education possible for our students.
4. We believe that education is the key to every student’s success.
5. We believe that each student’s qualities, differences, talents, and abilities should be recognized, developed, challenged, and celebrated.
6. We believe that our schools must prepare all students to become productive and socially responsible citizens.
COMMUNITY
1. We believe that every student should feel welcomed, safe and cared for in the school environment.
2. We believe that building a strong relationship between home, school and community is essential to educational success.
3. We believe that the School Board, staff, parents and the community must partner to provide the best education possible for our students.
4. We believe that education is the key to every student’s success.
5. We believe that each student’s qualities, differences, talents, and abilities should be recognized, developed, challenged, and celebrated.
6. We believe that our schools must prepare all students to become productive and socially responsible citizens.