Our Mission

The Wyomissing Area School District, in partnership with parents and community, is committed to:

• educate all students to their fullest potential
• provide all students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills to be successful in the 21st century
• encourage all students to be productive, responsible citizens and life-long learners.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Wyomissing Area School District is to maintain and enhance the high quality of those educational programs that will prepare students to be:

• life-long learners
• able to access and use computers and emerging technologies
• fluent in a second language
• involved in the community
• respected and respectful of others
• involved in education programs designed to meet their individual needs
• capable of using varied research resources in a fully equipped school
• able to function as productive team members
• socially responsible and self-disciplined
• able to communicate and exchange ideas in the global community both orally and in writing
• positive about themselves
• cognizant of the value in all career choices
• sufficiently skilled to function at their next level of endeavor
• adaptable to change
• participants in a continuously updated curriculum balanced between academics, the arts, athletics, and humanities

Our vision will be accomplished with the support and involvement of all parents, community, students, and staff. We envision our school to be the Hub of Our Community.

Beliefs

We believe that . . .

All students must:

• Share the responsibility for their learning.
• Contribute responsibly to the quality of their learning environment.
• Be accountable for their actions, choices and behaviors.
• Show respect for others including their peers.
• Be equally valued and be equitably treated.
• Have the opportunity to learn to their highest level of ability.
• Realize their dignity and self-worth.
• Be respected and earn that respect.

Parents must:

• Create an environment that supports learning.
• Be actively involved in their children's education.
• Take primary responsibility for teaching ethics, values, morals, and citizenship to their children.
• Be positive role models.
• Community members must:
• Help create an environment that supports learning.
• Be positive role models.
• Enhance the educational process through their involvement.
• Support the goals of the school.

Teachers must:

• Be an integral part of the learning process and be considered one of the school&rsquos most valuable assets.
• Be accountable to and supported by the school community in educational endeavors.
• Be respected and earn that respect.
• Be positive role models in a student's life and be empathetic, enthusiastic professionals.
• Be able to employ a variety of teaching strategies and encourage students to want to learn.
• Be current in the content and the instructional techniques related to their subject area.

Schools must:

• Provide a well-balanced curricular and co-curricular educational system that enables students to achieve the standards established by the vision of our school.
• Encourage high achievement through high expectations.
• Provide the tools and resources to facilitate teaching and learning.
• Recognize that the learning process takes time and varies among individuals.
• Promote learning as a life-long process.
• Maximize the opportunity for students to reach their potential.
• Communicate with and be attentive to the needs of the community.
• Teach students to be self-directed learners.
• Provide a safe and orderly environment.