Vision
The Lancaster Community is a school where all participants are engaged in moving students forward to high school and beyond. All staff will analyze data frequently to adjust instruction to meet ALL students’ needs. Lancaster will engage, inspire, and challenge our school community to prepare students to be innovative citizens in a complex, interconnected, changing world.
Core Values
These principles guide our work and define our vision:
- Communication. We believe we are connected to our community through words, images, symbols, and stories. Our respectful communication told well, defines our priorities, and enables us to imagine viable solutions, creating relevant information for people.
- Learner Centered. We believe learning is a social process. We believe placing the emphasis on the learner and previous experiences and interests increases motivation for learning and greater satisfaction with school, leading to greater achievement. This approach emphasizes a variety of different types of methods that shifts the role of the instructors from givers of information to facilitating student learning. The learner centered classroom provides opportunities to reflect on and regulate one’s thoughts and behaviors through the use of multiple teaching styles that maximize learner engagement.
- Partnership. We believe partnerships with parents, families, communities, and other stakeholders are essential to quality public education and student success. We believe individuals are strengthened when they work together for the common good.
- Rigor. We believe quality education provides supported opportunities for individuals to understand knowledge through attaining higher levels of thinking.
- College and Career Readiness.We believe all students who leave Lancaster for secondary education should have the skill set necessary to move forward and be able to access and explore experiences in college & career readiness.
Programs
Before/After School: Camp Lancaster, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Community partners: COA Youth & Family Centers, Danceworks, Junior Achievement
Curriculum: Aligned to Common Core State Standards, AGR small class sizes, and specialty coursework in Computer Technology
Sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Track, Cross Country, and Soccer
Clubs/Other: Crossroads Kids Club, Mentor Groups, Parent Resource Center, After School Tutoring