Mission and Vision

The mission of the Wayne Highlands School District is to promote a school and community partnership dedicated to an educational culture of excellence that is dynamic and progressive, where all students strive for personal growth and develop mutual respect for themselves and society.

Vision

The Wayne Highlands School District will collaborate with parents, families, and community institutions to attend to students’ intellectual and developmental needs and to prepare students to become self-directed, lifelong learners and respectful, responsible, and involved citizens. The district will provide opportunities for students to:

1. Acquire knowledge and skills
2. Develop integrity
3. Process information
4. Think critically
5. Work independently
6. Collaborate with others
7. Adapt to change.

The Wayne Highlands School District program will provide planned instruction so that students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills and attain academic standards in the following areas:

1. Literacy: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
2. Mathematics
3. Science and Technology
4. Environment and Ecology
5. Social Studies
6. Arts and Humanities
7. Career Education
8. Health, Safety and Physical Education
9. Family and Consumer Science
10. World Languages.

The District will engage in planned activities to promote the achievement of the following organizational goals:

1. Planned courses aligned with PA Core Standards and instructional requirements for primary, intermediate, middle level, and high school programs. 
2. Develop a plan to improve students’ achievement. 
3. Ongoing and progressive staff development 
4. Continue to grow the use of technology in learning activities.
5. Implement the 339 Plan to expose and educate students/parents to career pathways
6. Improve plans for safety and security, sensitivity to diversity, and addressing the needs of at-risk students.
7. Continue to nurture the strong community-parent-school partnerships at all grade levels.