To enable academic and social success, all LGUSD students will demonstrate growth in these attributes:
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EMPATHY
- Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity, concern and respect to connect with others’ feelings, opinions, experiences, and culture.
- Have the ability to imagine (or vicariously experience) what others are thinking, feeling or experiencing and offer support when necessary.
- Demonstrate personal, civic, social, local, and global responsibility through ethical and empathetic behaviors.
- Value and embrace diverse cultures and unique perspectives through mutual respect and open dialogue.
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CRITICAL THINKING
- Understand the “bigger picture” and propose creative solutions that are mindful of the larger impact to the world around them.
- Consistently improve the quality of one’s own thinking by skillfully self-reflecting, analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing meaning.
- Apply disciplined but flexible thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence or experience.
- Constructively assess and appropriately challenge the status quo.
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COLLABORATION
- Understand, negotiate and balance diverse views and beliefs to reach workable solutions.
- Manage conflict – turning conflict into a positive outcome.
- Have the ability to disagree while maintaining focus on an end goal.
- Create the environment or the conditions that empower others to grow and succeed.
- Build relationships with others through trust and compassion.
- Have an awareness of different leadership styles.
- Take responsibility for your part of a team project and empower others to do their part.
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COMMUNICATION
- Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively and clearly using oral, written and non-verbal communication skills in a variety of contexts.
- Actively listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions.
- Elicit diverse perspectives from others.
- Have the ability to use communication for a range of purposes and audiences.
- Understand the goal and intent of communicating while being comfortable, confident, and enthusiastic.
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LEARNER’S MINDSET
- Develop positive attitudes and beliefs about learning.
- Be proactive in learning while possessing the desire to learn, unlearn and relearn.
- Embrace curiosity to experience new ideas.
- Develop steadfastness in achieving success despite difficulty opposition and/or failure.
- Understand that setbacks and resilience/perseverance are part of the learning process.
- Become energized by new learning and insights, including those different from currently held ideas, beliefs, and values.
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ADAPTABILITY
- Demonstrate flexibility when acclimating to various roles and situations.
- Work effectively and confidently in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities.
- Demonstrate agility in thoughts and actions.
- Respond productively to feedback, praise, setbacks, and criticism.
- Understand that failure can be part of success and quickly pivot to keep moving forward.
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