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It shall be the responsibility of the Epsom School District to provide the basic fundamentals of reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as science, social studies, music, art, and physical education.

It is also responsible for establishing a system that will strive to develop and stimulate the individual’s intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth, so that the individual can readily adapt to our ever-changing society.

The school district recognizes its responsibility to meet the physical, intellectual, and emotional needs of the children, particularly the needs to learn, create, establish aesthetic, moral and ethical values; and relate satisfactorily to others in social situations involving family, government, work and recreation.

The school district accepts primary responsibility for giving student a mastery of the basic skills of learning, thinking, and problem solving; for teaching them to use various media for self expression; for instilling a knowledge of the social and natural sciences; for acquainting students with the richness of our heritage; and for stimulating them to productive work in various areas of human behavior.

The school district acknowledges the importance of its supplemental role to the home and other agencies in developing habits and attitudes which make for effective personal living; the maintenance of optimum physical and mental health; and the establishment of sound moral, ethical, and aesthetic values.

These objectives are to be considered as guides rather than limits; capable of wide interpretation, flexible enough to meet the changing needs of both individuals and society; and pervasive throughout the entire system, for all levels and subject areas.

APPROVED: August, 1998