James A. Foshay Learning Center will foster a positive, humanistic, multi-cultural approach towards students, parents, and staff, characterized by academic excellence.
In promoting this humanistic approach and developing the Foshay Way, every person will feel respected as a valued and contributing member of the campus.
Expectations of the Foshay Way include:
• Regular attendance patterns (students and staff);
• Open communications between staff members and other stakeholder groups;
• Increased self-esteem for student and staff;
• High academic standards by students and staff;
• Meaningful professional development and growth through individual study;
• Collaboration among and between staff;
• Positive and meaningful parent and community participation.
Foshay Learning Center Basic Concepts
• Collaborative decision-making;
• Multi-age classroom and collaboration;
• Educators as continual learners;
• Thematic, interdisciplinary curriculum;
• Cutting-edge instructional methods;
• Integrated health and social services;
• Community as classroom and resource;
• Multiple advocates for each student;
• State-of –the-art technology;
• Comprehensive student assessment system;
• Emphasis on school-to-work transition;
As a LEARN school, we emphasize the involvement of all stakeholder groups—staff, students, parents, and community members. All groups are represented on the school’s governing bodies, the School Based Management Leadership Council and the School Site Council, which means that the stakeholders have the opportunity to play an active role in collaborative decision-making. Foshay Learning Center has an operating a Parent Center, which provides a variety of services to parents and students.
Please refer to the Student/Parent/Teacher handbook to review:
Discipline Plan
Academic Grading Scales
Homework policy
Absence Policy
Permit to Photograph and Video
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