TIGER GOALS

The faculty and staff of Williams Middle School will mutually strive toward the development of each student in the implementation of the following desired learner standards:

Students will:

• make a commitment to creating quality work and striving for excellence
• use a variety of learning strategies, personal skills, and time management skills to enhance learning
• reflect on and evaluate their learning for the purpose of improvement
• connect knowledge and experiences from subject areas
• use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills and expand understanding
• demonstrate integrated knowledge and skills in applying multidisciplinary approaches to solving problems or completing tasks
• communicate with clarity, purpose and understanding
• integrate the use of a variety of communication skills
• recognize, analyze and evaluate various forms of communication
• gather and use information effectively to gain new information and knowledge, classify and organize information, support inferences and justify conclusions appropriate to the context and audience
• utilize, evaluate and refine the use of multiple strategies to solve a variety of types of problems
• generate new and creative idea by taking considered risks in a variety of context
• work with others in a variety of situations to set and achieve goals
• manage and evaluate their behavior as group members
• deal with disagreement and conflict caused by diversity of opinions and beliefs
• take responsibility for personal actions and act ethically
• respect themselves and others and understand and appreciate the diversity and interdependence of all people
• demonstrate an understanding of and responsibility for global and environmental issues
• act as responsible citizens in the community, state and nation.