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Cary Academy SACS Accreditation Report
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The School Improvement Process at Cary Academy
PART III: DESIRED RESULTS OF STUDENT LEARNING
Background:
Beginning in Fall Term, 1999-2000, the Steering Committee for the
accreditation study began the process of developing a formal list of desired
results of student learning. The process began with informal discussions and
review of statements by other independent schools, including one member of the
Coalition of Essential Schools, and followed the work of Phoenix and Gardner in
particular. These discussions resulted in the members of the committee being
comfortable with drafting a preliminary statement of the outcomes of student
learning.
The preliminary statement was reviewed in detail at an all-faculty meeting in
mid-January, 2000. After an introduction of the process and a discussion of the
place of the statement in the school’s SIP and Long Range Plan, faculty formed
working groups to discuss the parts of the statement. A recorder collated the
results of these working groups and a revision was made by the Steering
Committee based on faculty input and with the school’s Long Range Plan in
mind. This revision was circulated to faculty electronically and comments were
solicited. The results of that process form the statement of Desired Results of
Student Learning which follows:
Students graduating from Cary Academy will demonstrate development and
maturity in four "dimensions" or "realms" of knowledge and
behavior:
1. Ethical Dimension
Students will demonstrate good character through:
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a. Respect for self and others
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b. Respect for property
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c. Commitment to solving social and environmental problems
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d. Ethical and responsible use of technology
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e. Compliance with and support of the school rules and Honor Code
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f. Involvement in community service
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e. Open exchange of ideas with others
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2. Intellectual Dimension
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a. Students will become independent learners as demonstrated by:
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1. Taking initiative and setting goals for their own learning
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2. Using self-assessment strategies to monitor and enhance their own learning
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3. Being able to assume various roles in a cooperative learning setting and
collaborating with others productively and harmoniously
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4. Being open to new ideas
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b. Students will achieve academic proficiency as proven by:
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1. Demonstrating the ability to see connections between disparate
subjects and the understanding that complex problems require innovative solutions
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2. Demonstrating knowledge of a broad base of classical and contemporary
literature and arts, history, world cultures, and contemporary
problems and ideas
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3. Applying the scientific method of inquiry to the phenomena of the natural
world and seeing connections between those phenomena
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4. Demonstrating facility with both inductive and deductive reasoning
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5. Demonstrating facility with logical, analytical, quantitative, and
creative problem solving methods
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6. Demonstrating proficiency in the basic academic skills of reading,
writing, researching, listening, oral communication, and artistic and creative
expression
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c. Students will possess technological proficiency as demonstrated by:
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1. Using common technological applications on a daily basis
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2. Using technological resources to access, evaluate, and interpret
information
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3. Utilizing technology to demonstrate what they have learned
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3. Artistic Dimension
Students will be able to integrate the artistic dimension of thought,
expression, and culture by:
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a. Creating art as a means of self expression
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b. Articulating the merits of artistic works and their cultural contexts
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c. Valuing artistic merit and innovation
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d. Developing lifelong habits for engaging in and supporting the arts
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4. Emotional and Physical Dimension
Students will have the skills and knowledge to support emotional and physical
well-being:
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a. They will understand the value of and interplay between emotional and
physical well-being
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b. They will understand methods of achieving emotional and physical
well-being
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c. They will have exposure to and familiarity with a variety of physical
activities (sports and exercise) and other techniques (emotional health strategies)
to enable them achieve and maintain physical and emotional well-being.
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