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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District is to educate a diverse population
in an atmosphere consistent with the ideals of a free and democratic society. We are committed
to an exemplary educational program, based upon the New Jersey Student Learning Standards
as adopted by the State Board of Education. It is the expectation of this district that all pupils
achieve the New Jersey Student Learning Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards,
at all levels. We will continue to improve students’ and teachers’ technological literacy as a
means of preparing for the future with confidence and creativity. Our schools will ensure the
safety and security of all students and strive to provide the best learning environment. We will
enhance our students’ growth by providing them with a creative, purposeful, and ethical
atmosphere. We are dedicated to providing our students an opportunity to achieve academic
goals, develop good citizenship skills, and make a positive contribution to society.

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

We believe that a public school in a democratic society must educate for diversity in an atmosphere of
freedom. As our students grow and develop, we trust that creative and purposeful actions will dominate
their lives. It is our belief that their interpretation of the world depends on the kinds of ideas that fill their
minds. If those ideas are weak, superficial, and incoherent, our students’ lives will be uninspired,
uninteresting, and chaotic. If the ideas are energetic, profound, and rational, their lives will be motivated,
enriched and meaningful.

We believe that when a community asks for education, it is asking for ways to make life intelligible and
meaningful. It asks that all subjects, no matter how specialized, emanate from a core of purposeful
action, which reflects its basic convictions. We adhere to the teaching of New Jersey Student Learning
Standards established by the Department of Education. We, therefore, believe that the acquisition of the
ability to interact positively with their environment will form the basis of our students’ success in their
future occupational endeavors as well as their physical and social activities.

It follows that the Black Horse Pike Regional School District educates only if we enable our students to
continue learning. Every bit of evidence they can acquire in any area leads them that much closer to
what is true, and being closer to the truth is ultimately the most satisfying experience.

We further believe that if we are to survive as a people, we will do so only if we perceive intellectual,
scientific, and political truths as dynamic concepts to be discovered through inquiry, not as immutable
dogma to be transmitted by authority. Thus, we aim to develop skills, attitudes, habits of mind, and the
kinds of knowledge and understanding that will enable the student to act purposefully within the
community.

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