About GISD :: Graduate Expectations
The following Graduate Expectations were developed by the District Performance Council as part of the planning process.
GISD Graduates will be:
Effective Communicators
• Able to read for a variety of purposes and to apply reading skills to real-life situations.
• Able to use a range of writing styles effectively and appropriately for pur¬pose, situation, and audience.
• Able to listen attentively and critically for a variety of purposes and to respond to speakers appropriately.
• Able to use effective speaking strategies for both formal and informal purposes and settings.
Academically Prepared
• Able to use mathematics, science, and social studies as tools for problem solving, communicating, and reasoning.
• Able to use the literary, visual, and performing arts to enrich their lives.
Responsible Citizens
• Able to incorporate the nature of economics as it applies to everyday living. • Able to actively contribute to community or school service organizations.
• Able to make and to evaluate decisions based on ethical principles.
• Able to understand world issues, to identify the rights and obligations of citizens, and to participate in the democratic process.
Productive Learners
• Able to apply the self-management skills of goal setting, time management, and continuous improvement.
• Able to demonstrate skills in resource management (allocate money, materials, space, and people).
• Able to manage information by acquir¬ing and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining records, using technology to process information, and selecting equipment and tools to improve systems and to accomplish goals.
• Able to use critical and creative thinking to solve problems.
Life Skills Oriented
• Able to make wise career decisions based on self-knowledge, educational/ occupational explorations, and career planning.
• Able to make informed decisions about physical and mental health.
• Able to demonstrate interpersonal and academic skills needed to be self-supporting citizens, to work effectively in teams, to manage conflict, to lead in community and business, and to be effective parents.
