Gilmanton School District’s ACP Goals

--Place a high degree of priority to infuse soft skills into all 4K-12 curriculum and instructional approaches.

--Engage students in the application of the skills, knowledge, behaviors and expertise necessary to succeed in work and in life in the 21st century.

--Developing self-directed learners who think creatively, work collaboratively with others, and reason conceptually to solve important issues on a global scale.

--ACP process refinement with emphasis on portfolio completion, expanding community and industry connections and broadening parent involvement.

How does ACP Connect to our District Goals?

--Develop students to their fullest potential, in their own style, and to their own limitations. We must prepare all young people, whatever their talents or limits, to strive for individual fulfillment through a sense of pride and accomplishment in oneself, others, and society, to nurture freedom and develop rational and critical thinking skills to assist in being a responsible citizen who understands the various individual and group roles in our complex society.

--Be prepared to enter the job market and be productive members of society.

--Develop the desire and techniques to learn, know, reason, solve, and evaluate.  

--Students, as lifelong learners, should be encouraged to study independently, think logically and creatively, and communicate ideas meaningfully.

--Develop, as informed citizens concerned with their civic responsibilities and the well-being of our community, our nation, and the world.

--Work in a positive atmosphere:  one that promotes mutual respect and trust between peers, students, and staff, as well as the values of fairness and tolerance; and one that promotes a realization within students that while much is expected of them, the expectations are realistic and reasonable and should not cause undue stress or anxiety.