District 88 Board of Education - Mission and Vision
Educational Mission
To work for the continuous improvement of student achievement.
The 21st-Century Vision for DuPage High School District 88
VISION…The successful vision for District 88 is one of a desired, hopeful future to chart its path of action. It is intended to be a source of pride, to instill the courage to make thoughtful and responsible decisions, and to be a compass for the future.
The 21st-Century Vision for District 88 is one of a learning community that welcomes, excites and challenges. This envisioned future is described by:
Schools that...
- are safe and modernized promoting a learning environment that is healthy and conducive to optimal learning
- are structured as engaging and small learning communities that value and embrace diversity and allow for personalized and collaborative learning
- maximize a variety of learning spaces and arrangements that accommodate and sustain rigorous, creative, and innovative 21st-Century learning
- form a tightly-connected and highly-interactive Addison Trail-Willowbrook (district-wide) learning community
- are part of a collaborative network of schools that represent an expanded global learning community
Classrooms that...
- are inspiring, caring, respectful, and empowering for all students
- emphasize robust, experiential, personalized and collaborative learning focused on real-world (local and global) issues and challenges
- have accessible digital tools that are used for the acquisition of 21st Century knowledge and skills
Learning Programs that...
- rigorously and dynamically integrate core knowledge instruction with 21st-Century literacy skills:
global awareness, financial, economic, business, entrepreneurial, civic, health, environmental, media and technology - maintain high local and global standards and enable students to develop intellectual and life skills through critical thinking and applied learning in all programs of study
- are interdisciplinary, project-based, career-connected, and linked with elementary, middle level, and higher education programs
- forge partnerships with business/community sectors, develop mentoring-tutoring relationships, and provide local/global service learning opportunities
- provide opportunities for diverse learners to thrive in an environment of inclusion and acceptance
Learners who…
- are respectful, self-directed, enthusiastic, positive, and responsible
- are critical, creative thinkers prepared to use 21st Century learning tools in responsible ways that contribute to the good of our global society
- are proactive, productive and ethically-appropriate consumers and contributors to the local and global community
- are engaged, resilient, and view 21st Century change as opportunities for growth and development
Teachers and professionals who...
- continuously connect existing content, skills, and assessment practices with vigorous intellectual, creative, and forward thinking associated with 21st Century essential educational changes
- are caring, respectful, and adaptable in meeting the needs of all learners
- are highly qualified and collaborative team players
School-Community partnerships that...
- embrace its youth by providing a healthy, safe, and nurturing school-community environment
- share the responsibility for providing appropriate and inclusive learning and recreational opportunities for youth before/during/after school hours