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 Mission Statement

 

The mission of the School District of DeSoto is to prepare all students to be successful citizens and productive workers.

 

 

Guiding Principles

 

1.   Students, the quality of instruction and services provided to students, and the needs of students will be central concerns in all decisions made in the School District of DeSoto.

 

2.   Integrity, honesty, openness, and responsiveness are core values in the School District of DeSoto.

 

3.   Decisions should be made as close to the point of implementation as possible and based on consideration of all available resources.

 

4.   The schools belong to the community, whose input and partnerships are essential to effectively meet the needs of students.

 

 

Goals

 

1.   To create a challenging, supportive educational environment that results in higher levels of achievement for all students which includes: reading with comprehension, writing clearly, computing accurately, thinking, reasoning, and using information to solve problems.

 

2.   To provide leadership to agencies serving youth, ensuring family support and academic success.

 

3.   To help all employees become educational leaders who provide responsible and innovative leadership to achieve effective instruction for all students.

 

4.   To hold everyone in the school district accountable for contributing to the educational bottom line:  student achievement.

 

5.   To create an organizational culture that considers employees to be its most valuable resource and invests in their professional growth and development.

 

6.   To create within the entire community a sense of ownership of the schools and a belief that a quality public school system is an investment in the continued growth and prosperity of DeSoto County.

 

 

Adopted by the School Board of DeSoto County
on August 14, 2007

 

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2008.2009 Student Calendar

 

Student Summer Reading Challenge Log Sheet

 

DeSoto County High School 2008.2009 Curriculum Guide

 

SFCC Summer Cultural Series

 

2007.2008 Tentative Agreement with DCTA & School District

 

Florida Guide to High School Graduation

 

2007.2008 Budget Overview

 

2006.2007 Annual Report

 

Student Dress Code

 

Wellness Policy

 

2007. 2008 Student Calendar

 

Books Every Floridian Should Read

 

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Hurricane Center Web

 

Registered Sexual Offender Website

 

GED Testing Schedule

 

Vendor Background Screening

 

Use of Technology and Electronic Communications

 

Directions to Historic Owens School

 

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DELTA Florida School Leadership Program

 

School Board Policy Manual

 

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