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Teaching and Learning
The School District of Horicon is committed to our mission to educate, engage, and empower our students every day. To do this, we are also committed to ensuring safe and inviting classroom environments with rigorous and engaging learning opportunities for all students.
We have a comprehensive academic program in place that is continually improving and evolving to meet the needs of our standards and expectations as well as the diverse needs of our learners. Our staff engage in continual professional development to leverage the best instructional practices and strategies to meet the needs of our students. Our goal is to prepare all of our students to be college and career ready, and we are committed to ensuring that we provide successful pathways for all of our students to meet this goal.
Standards
Wisconsin Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning
The guiding principles inform and design the implementation of the academic standards, inform what happens in the classroom, remind us of our own expectations for students, and focus the vision of each child as a graduate ready for college, career, and life.
The Guiding Principles:
- Every student has the right to learn
- Instruction must be rigorous and relevant
- Purposeful assessment drives instruction and affects learning
- Learning is a collaborative responsibility
- Students bring strengths and experiences to learning
- Responsive environments engage learners
Wisconsin's Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning (1-page)
Wisconsin's Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning (full document)
Academic Standards
Education standards provide consistency and continuity to help ensure that content builds from one grade level to the next. They provide the foundation for student learning. The School District of Horicon has adopted the Wisconsin State Standards as the standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Career and Technical Education, Health and Nutrition Education, Health Science, Music Education, and World Languages. Additionally, we have adopted the Essential Elements for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.
Depending on the student's needs, the standard may be expanded to deliver the rigor that is appropriate. You may view the standards, by clicking on the following standards.
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