Expected School-wide Learning Results

R.A.A.M.P. Charter Academy seeks to provide students with access to opportunities for success in future endeavors such as higher education, work, and citizenship. The faculty and staff of R.A.A.M.P. Charter Academy of Math and Science, together with its stakeholders, will prepare its students to become:

Self-directed, Life-long Learners who:

• Create and use an educational plan to set personal and academic goals based on individual strengths, interests, and learning styles.
• Use self-evaluation, adult, and peer feedback to assess and improve progress towards goals.
• Exhibit effective study and work habits that include, but are not limited to, regular attendance, time management skills, and on-time assignments.
• Demonstrate self-respect by developing a strong work ethic towards personal and academic goals and an understanding of the value of learning for self-improvement.
• Discover, develop, and pursue individual passions and understand the means by which to obtain personal goals.

Valued Community Members who:

• Understand their responsibility to the community and the global economy by engaging in activities that assist in community and global development.
• Demonstrate knowledge of human diversity and an understanding of the importance of individual difference.
• Exhibit respect and tolerance in daily interactions, both verbal and nonverbal, towards peers, adults, and the community at large.
• Identify the components of a healthy lifestyle.
• Exhibit social, moral, and behavioral maturity by taking responsibility for their decisions and actions.

Critical Thinkers who:

• Analyze and apply skills learned to everyday situations.
• Use higher-order thinking skills such as reasoning and problem-solving to negotiate life’s challenges.
• Develop critical and meaningful questions and search for their answers.
• Responsibly use technology to conduct research, develop academic content, and create meaningful presentations.
• Connect ideas across subject matter areas to accomplish meaningful tasks.

Academic Achievers who:

• Demonstrate high expectations for their scholarly and personal accomplishment.
• Meet or exceed the learning objectives of the California State Content Standards.
• Set educational goals while examining opportunities for future academic and/or employment endeavors.
• Apply mathematic and scientific functions and formulas to daily experiences.
• Understand and appreciate visual and verbal expressions of culture through art.

Effective Communicators who:

• Understand the situations in which they may use home language or vernacular, or when it may be more appropriate to use mainstream English.
• Write and speak with confidence and clarity to a diverse audience.
• Communicate needs in a responsible and respectful manner.
• Listen and read attentively and actively to understand the verbal and written messages of others.