Overton High School will provide a rigorous, diverse, and relevant curriculum while maintaining a safe learning environment. Students will gain the knowledge necessary to pass required courses and assessments for graduation and become responsible citizens in our global society.

Learning Statements

• All students can learn.
• All students must learn to think critically and achieve their best.
• Every student has a unique learning style.
• Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
• Learning is the most important objective of our school.

Instruction Statements

• Academics are enhanced by promoting problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills in school instruction.
• Tolerance, acceptance, and understanding among various cultural groups is essential knowledge for our students.
• Instruction shall be differentiated to meet the needs of all students.
• Encouraging students to respect themselves and others by engaging in academic and social activities that promote self-esteem is important.
• The curriculum must be interdisciplinary, integrating relevant information from different subjects.

Assessment Statement

• Academic progress is best determined by using a variety of on-going assessments.
• Assessment is individualized to measurethe success of each student.
• Overton makes instructional, scheduling, and staffing decisions according to needs assessments that include decisions according to needs assessments that include data from our NCLB subgroups.

• Data-driven and researched-based information shall be used for decision-making in order to meet individual student needs.

Policy Statements

• Rules and policies shall be communicated, clearly defined and enforced in a fair, consistent, and timely manner.
• Rules and policies are developed and maintained in a collaborative fashion to facilitate a focus on the school’s goals for student achievement.
• Students, parents, faculty, staff, and community members are decision-making partners in promoting the school and its mission.
• Our learning community is one in which stakeholders collaborate to improve programs.

• Concise, direct, and timely internal and external communication is being provided to the Overton community through the use of all available resources and technology.