It is the hope and intention of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District that all students will possess the following skills and qualities:
Essential Academic Skills
Reading
- Locate, understand and interpret written information in prose and in documents
Writing
- Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing
Mathematics
- Perform basic computations and practical problems using a variety of mathematical techniques
Listening
- Receive, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and cues
Speaking
- Organize ideas and communicate orally
Essential Cognitive Skills
Creative Thinking
- Generate new ideas
Decision Making
- Determine specific goals and constraints, generate alternatives, consider risks, evaluate and choose the best alternative
Problem Solving
- Recognize problems and devise and implement a plan of action
Know How to Learn
- Use techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills
Essential Personal Skills
Responsibility
- Exert a high level of effort and persevere towards goal attainment
Self-Esteem
- Believe in one’s own self-worth and maintain a positive view of self
Sociability
- Demonstrate understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings
Self-Management
- Access one’s self accurately, set personal goals, monitor progress, and exhibit self-control
Integrity/Honesty
- Choose an ethical course of action in all decisions
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