Thursday, January 21, 2021

Vision and the Mission of the West Valley Innovation Center

 The design of the West Valley Innovation Center begins with the individual needs of each individual student.  As the design of the Innovation Center moves forward, the Vision and Mission of the building will be kept at the center of all decisions.

Vision 

Learning real world skills TODAY to be the leaders of TOMORROW

Mission

We will empower each learner to discover their fullest potential by:

  • Personalized Learning - Using each learner’s voice and choice to pursue their personalized learning goals.

  • Full Inclusion - Understanding their unique learning needs in an inclusive learning environment.

  • Post Secondary Success - Pursuing their own pathway for Career, College, and Life success.


Goals of the Innovation Center 

The vision and mission are both meant to communicate student centered decision making and the belief that all students can learn.  Instructional design is built around enabling each student to set an career, college, and life goal and the educational plan to help them meet that goal.

A big focus of the innovation center is keeping a focus on full inclusion.  As students work to achieve their personal learning goals, we want the educational model diversified in such as way to meet each student's individual learning needs.  

We are excited about the Innovation Center as the work moves forward.  

Thursday, January 14, 2021

West Valley Innovation Center - Mission and Vision

 West Valley Innovation Center

Mission and Vision for our Learners

The last couple of weeks have moved us forward in bettering serving our students.  As of today, West Valley JH Principal, Russ Tuman, has been named as the 2021-22 Principal of the West Valley Innovation Center and we are ready to begin the real work  We will use the Career Connected Learning Blog as a way to keep our community informed in the development of the Innovation Center. 

Some of the work ahead of us includes hiring our teachers, adopting curriculum, and approving our new school platform.  Ahead of us there is a lot of work but before any of that work can begin, we need to ground ourselves in a Mission and Vision of the West Valley Innovation Center.  



Core Values

We have some core values already identified which are non-negotiable in educational practice which are good for kids.

  • Full Inclusion Educational Model
  • Career Pathways and Post Secondary Connections
  • Competency Based Learning / Mastery Learning 
  • Project Based Learning 
  • Students will have Voice and Choice in showing how they have mastered standards
From this base we feel confident in the development of a model that will best serve our students.  


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