Vision

Our vision is by 2027, to become the educational leader where upon graduation, all Hardin High School students will be college and career ready, and equipped with the skills necessary to thrive in post-secondary and/or the workforce.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide high quality instructional practices to equip learners with the knowledge and critical thinking skills required to not only thrive as they journey through high school and post-secondary settings, but also adapt and overcome real-world obstacles as they pursue their career goals.

Mission Objectives:

1. The goal of high school is to equip all students with the core knowledge, tools, strategies, and skills necessary for college and career success.
2. As a student-centered school community we promote a safe, orderly, caring, and supportive learning environment that is understanding & appreciative of diversity and attentive to the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs of all students.
3. We seek to cultivate a school culture of self-discipline, accountability, academic excellence, and lifelong learning that builds upon the individual strengths and gifts of each student.
4. Our goal is to develop students who are (independent) critical thinkers through providing them with engaging, relevant, and rigorous learning experiences that promote higher order thinking skills: critical, logical, reflective, metacognitive, and creative thinking.

Hardin High School's Beliefs

*Graduation is the not the ending, but the beginning…

• Student’s learning needs & outcomes shall serve as the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work of the school community.
• Providing students from poverty with the same opportunities for post-secondary success as students from non-poverty homes
• 21st Century learning is a life-long process that promotes technology/digital tools to increase student engagement, personalized learning experiences, collaboration, project-based learning, critical thinking, and problem solving.
• Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process in a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment where they feel that their teacher genuinely cares about their success.
• The family, school, and community working in partnership is vital to the success, development, and well-being of students.
• Mutual respect, trust, accountability, and compassion create the best learning environment for students.
• All individuals are held accountable for the choices they make, and for understanding that with each choice comes with responsibilities and consequences.
• High expectations, high-quality teaching, and positive attitudes attest to heightened student achievement.

Core Values

• Every child has value
• Every child can learn
• Every minute matters
• Every day brings improvement