Core Values

• P.R.I.D.E.

• Diversity

• Responsibility

• Achievement

• Community

• Creativity and Innovation

Beliefs

• Students learn best when they take responsibility and pride in their education and character.

• Student learning should be supported by partnerships between the school and extended community.

• All students have the potential to achieve in rigorous courses.

• Honoring diversity is a cornerstone of a safe and rewarding learning community.

• Creativity, innovation, and ingenuity should be fostered through instructional support which encourages authentic problem solving.

• Social, psychological, and emotional well-being promote student success.

21st Century Learning Expectations

Academic Competencies:

1. Students will demonstrate effective communication and literacy skills for varied contexts and purposes.

2. Students will engage in critical thinking independently and/or collaboratively to creatively solve problems and accomplish goals.

3. Students will effectively utilize media and technology to research information with adaptability.

Social Competency:

4. Students will embrace diversity through cultural understanding and value personal, social and emotional well-being.

Civic Competency:

5. Students will aspire to be contributing members of the school and extended community through their participation and embodiment of good citizenship.

21st Century Learning Expectations	Departments Reporting Student Progress*	School-wide Rubrics	Aggregate Results of Achievement  Measured at the close of term two in the 17-18 school year.
1. Students will demonstrate effective communication and literacy skills for varied contexts and purposes.	Foreign Language Language Acquisition Health Social Studies	LE1- Communication & Literacy LE1 for ESL- Communication & Literacy LE1 for FL- Communication & Literacy
2. Students will engage in critical thinking independently and/or collaboratively to creatively solve problems and accomplish goals.	Career & Technical Ed. Fine Arts Mathematics Science Skills	LE 2- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
3. Students will effectively utilize media and technology to research information with adaptability.	Career & Technical Ed. English Health Science	LE3- Research & Technology
4. Students will embrace diversity through cultural understanding and value personal, social and emotional well-being.	Foreign Language Language Acquisition Family & Cons. Science JROTC Physical Education Skills Fine Arts	LE 4- Cultural Understanding & Values
5.  Students will aspire to be contributing members of the school and extended community through their participation and embodiment of good citizenship.	Family & Cons. Science JROTC Mathematics Physical Education Social Studies	LE5- Community Engagement and Civic Responsibility

• Collaboration for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

• College and Career Readiness and Success (CCRS)

• Framework for 21st Century Learning (P21)

• Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

• Methuen High School Improvement Plan

• New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Standards for Accreditation

• Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

• "The Impact of Enhancing Students' Social and Emotional Learning" (Durlak et al.)

• "The Impact of School Mental Health" (Center for School Mental Health)