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MISSION STATEMENT

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RHAM Middle School and High School
Core Values and Beliefs
About Learning

In collaboration with students, staff, families, and community, RHAM provides a rigorous, comprehensive education in a safe and respectful environment to prepare students to be actively engaged in the world.

To this end, RHAM offers diverse instruction promoting student-centered growth and individual development.

Skills and Dispositions

Critical Thinking:
A RHAM graduate will possess the ability to think critically in order to approach a variety of problems through creative inquiry, analysis and higher order thinking.

Communication:
A RHAM graduate will communicate their thoughts, ideas and knowledge, while considering others' viewpoints in an effective and purposeful way.

Motivation:
A RHAM graduate will be self-motivated to set goals and persevere through challenges to achieve these goals.

Collaboration:
A RHAM graduate will effectively contribute when working as a team by sharing their own thoughts, respecting other viewpoints and compromising in order to reach consensus.

Integrity:
A RHAM graduate will demonstrate integrity by being honest, respectful, and empathetic.

Regional School District No. 8 Board of Education prohibits harassment and discrimination in educational programs, services, or employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state or federal nondiscrimination laws and in accordance with Titles VI, VII or the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1973, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, and appropriate State laws and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX building coordinator is Christopher Mader who can be contacted at 85 Wall Street, Hebron CT 06248; telephone: 860-228-9474; fax: 860-228-5312; email: [email protected]. The 504 Coordinator is Kristen Small who can be contacted at 85 Wall Street, Hebron CT 06248; telephone: 860-228-9474; fax: 860-228-5312.