Guthrie Public Schools

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of the Guthrie Public Schools to empower all students with the tools necessary to become productive members of society through a cooperative effort between student, home, school, and community.

OUR BELIEFS

The Guthrie Public School District believes in the worth and dignity of each individual, in that people are our greatest resource and children are our future. The following beliefs are based on this premise:

All people can learn, given appropriate opportunity and support.

Prevention is preferable to remediation.

High expectations produce high achievers.

The teaching-learning process is the primary function of this district.

Diversity enriches life.

Everyone is entitled to a safe, caring educational environment.

Education is a partnership with student, home, school, and community.

Mutual trust will exist within the school environment.

(Our Vision for a well-educated student)

Our students will:

Be cooperative learners and workers
Have a strong knowledge base
Have positive self-esteem.
Show concern for the welfare of others.
Be self-directed, life-long learners.
Be productive members of society.
Be creative and complex thinkers.
Be problem solvers.

All people can learn, given appropriate opportunity and support.

Prevention is preferable to remediation.
High expectations produce high achievers.

The teaching-learning process is the primary function of this district.

Diversity enriches life.
Everyone is entitled to a safe, caring educational environment.

Education is a partnership with student, home, school, and community.

Mutual trust will exist within the school environment.
(Our Vision for a well-educated student)

Our students will:
- Be cooperative learners and workers
- Have a strong knowledge base
- Have positive self-esteem.
- Show concern for the welfare of others.
- Be self-directed, life-long learners.
- Be productive members of society.
- Be creative and complex thinkers.
- Be problem solvers.