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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

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The philosophy of the Board concerning academic achievement is based on the premise that people have diverse capabilities and interests and individual patterns of growth and learning.

Therefore, the Board feels it is important that teachers have as much and as accurate knowledge as possible of students' intelligence, achievement, work habits, skills, health, and environment.

The Board recognizes that many factors which cannot be clinically tested (attitude toward others and work habits, for example) may influence a student's success as much as knowledge of subject areas.

Achievement shall be judged in relation to a student's learning capacity and her/his degree of mastery of the course work.

Adopted: August 20, 1976