Vision Statement

Albany High School provides an environment challenging to our students and educates them to become happy, productive, and responsible citizens of a diverse society. 

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs)

Citizens who appreciate the arts

• Students will interpret and evaluate (in both discussion and writing) varied forms of visual art, music, drama, and dance.
• Students will demonstrate technical proficiency in at least one of the areas of the arts.
• Students will create their own original works in at least one of the areas of the arts.

Self-directed learners

• Students will participate in student lead discussions and perform a variety of cooperative learning roles.
• Students will participate in in-depth and cross-curricular projects.
• Students will create, design, and complete a culminating learning project of their own choosing.

Academically prepared individuals

• Students will be proficient in the major academic areas.
• Students will effectively use technology to conduct research.
• Students will correctly interpret information from scientific and technical sources.

Healthy individuals

• Students will analyze the impact that personal health behaviors and choices have on their lives.
• Students will analyze how family, peers, community, the environment, and public health policies influence the health of people.
• Students will develop strategies to improve health, manage stress, and respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Students will evaluate the validity and effect of health information and resources from home, school, community, and the media.
• Students will be able to recognize situations requiring professional health services and explain how to access those services.
• Students will demonstrate healthy, respectful ways to express needs, wants, and feelings and practice behaviors that provide the options for healthy relationships, parenting, and aging.

Complex thinkers and consummate problem solvers

• Students will research, question, identify, interpret, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information, knowledge and concepts within various contexts.
• Students will make inferences and predictions from multiple sources of information (based on complex analysis of data).
• Students will use justifiable arguments and a logical and effective process in solving problems.

Effective communicators

• Students will write clearly and proficiently.
• Students will receive information and construct meaning through reading and listening skills.
• Students will use verbal language to communicate clearly when giving presentations to groups or talking with other individuals.
• Students will interact, negotiate, and share skills with people from a variety of ethnic, social, and educational backgrounds.
• Students will effectively use technology to present information in a variety of multimedia formats.

Responsible Citizens

• Students will demonstrate basic knowledge of social and psychological family dynamics and basic financial knowledge of checking, investing, and savings.
• Students will participate in various social and civic programs, volunteer positions, or similar actions that promote the welfare of the school and community.
• Students will participate in and demonstrate knowledge of protecting the environment.
• Students will treat their peers, and members of their community with respect.

Navigators to the future

• Students will know the requirements necessary for high school graduation and college admission.
• Students will complete a personality profile and create a college/career plan.
• Students will develop the skills necessary for making personal life choices.