Northgate High School
School-Wide Goals

• Communicate (clearly / efficiently / effectively)
  • Read.
  • Write.
  • Listen.
  • Speak.
  • Use technology and media.
• Critique (openly / seriously)
  • Make connections.
  • Generalize and apply information.
  • Find information, evaluate, and use it effectively in all disciplines.
  • Analyze a situation/examine the data.
  • Evaluate and assess the problem/arrive at a solution; compare and contrast.
  • Recognize perspective and bias.
  • Make predictions.
• Create (abundantly / enthusiastically)
  • Create original work (i.e. art, music, stories, reports, presentations.)
  • Work through process to solve problems.
  • Propose, design solutions.
  • Generate new ideas, knowledge, and skills.
  • Use technology to create original work.
• Perform (fluently / legitimately)
  • Start and complete projects promptly.
  • Practice regularly for fluency and efficiency.
  • Persist when working on a problem/project.
  • Be resilient after taking a wrong turn.
  • Take responsibility of his/her own learning and work.
  • Organize and synthesize information.
• Relate (actively / passionately / respectfully)
  • Relate ideas and skills learned in school to the everyday world.
  • Know how to work independently as well as collaboratively; know the difference.
  • Value learning and continue to learn throughout life.
  • Think beyond “self” – Think about how one’s actions affect the world around us.
  • Be a respectful citizen culturally, globally, ethically, and physically.
  • Be environmentally literate.
  • Be receptive and be adaptable to new and different ideas, culture, persons.
  • Use technology to broaden awareness of the world.