Welcome to Collins-Maxwell Community School District!
The mission of the Collins Maxwell School District is to prepare responsible individuals for the future through academic and social experiences.
Student Learning Goals
Core of Content Knowledge
• Acquires and integrates basic skills and knowledge in core curriculum areas: math, science, language arts, social studies and technology • Demonstrates real-life applications of basic skills and knowledge
Communication Skills
• Skilled in reading, writing, speaking and listening • Communicates in a clear, precise manner • Uses a variety of methods to communicate (verbal, nonverbal, electronic, musical and artistic) for a variety of purposes • Adapts techniques to meet needs of diverse audiences • Gather, processes, and responds to information for a variety of purposes
Collaborative Worker • Uses effective leadership and teamwork skills • Develops and manages interpersonal relationships • Performs well in culturally and organizationally diverse settings • Knows and uses conflict resolution techniques • Identifies whether a situation, task, or problem needs an individual or collaborative plan of action
Personal Growth & Well-Being • Demonstrates personal wellness practices • Develops personal creativity and character traits: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship • Demonstrates lifelong learning • Makes responsible life-style decisions and assumes responsibility for his/her actions • Explores career opportunities and maintains professionalism in the workplace • Explores and responds to the arts
Thinking, Reasoning, & Problem Solving • Uses a variety of researching techniques, including technology, as a means to: identify, access, integrate and process information • Solves complex problems in a variety of contexts • Recognizes and connects to prior knowledge • Organizes information
Citizenship & Social Responsibility • Analyzes and understands economic, social and political systems • Demonstrates respect for self and for the diversity of others • Sets priorities and achieves goals • Examines options, monitors and evaluates his/her progress
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