Belief Statements
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All students can
learn and must be encouraged and challenged to reach their full
potential.
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Programs should
enable students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
necessary to be productive members of society.
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Career guidance is
essential for all students.
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Professional
development is vital for a well-trained and creative staff.
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Students, through
their actions and choices, have the final responsibility for
their education.
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Students must have
saleable skills upon program completion.
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The community and
students must be committed to the pursuit of excellence in
programs and services.
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Education is a
continuing experience.
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Students must have
respect for themselves and others.
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Partnering with the
private sector to ensure a curriculum that is valid and
business/industry responsive.
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Students must be
Self-Directed Learners who use positive core values to create a
positive vision for themselves and their future, set priorities
and achievable goals, create options for themselves, monitor and
evaluate their progress, and assume responsibility for their
actions.
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Students must be
Collaborative Workers who use effective leadership and group
skills to develop and manage interpersonal relationships within
culturally and organizationally diverse settings.
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Students must be
Complex Thinkers who identify, access, integrate, and use
available resources and information to reason, make decisions,
and solve problems in a variety of contexts.
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Students must be
Community Contributors who contribute their time and energies,
and talents to improving the welfare of other and the quality of
life in their diverse communities.
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Students must be
Quality Producers who create intellectual, artistic, practical
and physical products which reflect originality in high
standards and use of advance technologies.
The strategic plan of
the SUN Area Technical Institute is a results-oriented
document and provides a structure for public accountability. Many
individuals will be asked to contribute to the work set forth in
this plan in order to actualize the school's vision and mission.
By working in collaboration, the SUN Area Career and Technology
Center will be better prepared to provide its students with the
educational opportunities needed to meet the challenges of the
21st century.