This document is the result of research conducted by members of the Leading and Learning in the 21st Century seminar, sponsored by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District during the 2009-2010 school year.
English/Language Arts
PHILOSOPHY
Instruction in language arts integrates listening, speaking, reading, writing, and media literacy to develop critical thinkers who will be self-directed, productive participants in our diverse society.
MISSION
Guided by Alaska State Standards, the FNSBSD will provide a comprehensive instructional program embedded in a literature-rich environment. Students will develop the specific skills necessary to become proficient readers, writers, listeners, speakers, viewers, and thinkers in the home, the workplace, and the world.
English/Language Arts Curriculum, Adopted May 3, 2005

