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Vision Statement

Tift County High School envisions a professional team of educators working collaboratively to create high expectations and promote high achievement among students, inspiring them to reach their individual potential.  We visualize creating a culture of learning that extends beyond the classroom through project-driven research activities, career pathways, performance, community leadership, and service. The goal of the faculty is to empower students to articulate and pursue personal and professional visions for their own futures, and the staff is committed to helping students actualize these visions. Through this commitment, Tift County High School will become a "Bridge to the Future".

Mission Statement

The mission of Tift County High School, in partnership with home and community, is to offer standards-based learning experiences in a respectful, safe, and supportive environment. We strive to provide students with knowledge by using a curriculum and teaching strategies that create high expectations for all and accommodating diverse learning styles to help ensure student success. We honor diversity and individual achievement while promoting collaboration and community service.  By fostering the uniqueness of each student, we are preparing students to graduate and take their place in an evolving, information-centered, global community where they can become productive citizens.

Beliefs

• We believe in empowering faculty and staff to make decisions about matters that affect student learning.
• We believe educators are the foundation of quality instruction, are committed to continuous improvement, and are disciplined, connected, perpetual learners.
• We believe educators should be accountable for the quality of work provided to students and should hold those students to high expectations.
• We believe students should be held to high standards, i.e., there should be high expectations for all students so they will become life-long learners by accepting ownership for their own achievements.
• We believe students learn differently and teachers should adapt to those learning styles.
• We believe making educational decisions through data-driven, researched-based strategies is essential.
• We believe students should have learning opportunities to prepare them to become productive citizens in a global, technological society.
• We believe in maintaining a safe and orderly environment that will promote student achievement.
• We believe modeling and encouraging ethical, moral, and professional conduct keeps our school’s culture positive for our students and ourselves.
• We believe teachers should collaborate to improve instruction for all students through sharing strategies that work, mentoring, coaching, and engaging in collaborative problem solving.