Student Learning Goals

Davenport’s student learning goals are the general expectations for all its graduates. Students graduating from Davenport Community School District will:

• Apply reading, writing, and speaking skills to communicate effectively
• Understand and apply mathematical ideas
• Understand our earth, ecological impact, the physical world, and the cycles of life
• Understand the development of civic responsibility and the influence of history, geography, government, and economics on individuals and societies
• Understand, perform, and value music
• Understand, produce, and value visual art
• Demonstrate appropriate physical movement and form
• Demonstrate skills and knowledge needed for making life-long health decisions
• Demonstrate technical knowledge and skills needed to be productive within the context of real life
• Be knowledgeable about career choices across a variety of areas
• Apply critical thinking skills when making decisions and solving problems
• Use technology and other sources of information for a variety of purposes
• Demonstrate attitudes and skills that support self-directed lifelong learning, personal pursuits, productivity, and conflict resolution
• Demonstrate attitudes and behaviors that support global understanding, collaboration, diversity, and interdependence