In Hays CISD, all students will graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to become extraordinary citizens. 

The Hays CISD learner is:

Academically prepared for college, career, and life

• Masters rigorous content and acquires knowledge
• Engages in a broad, relevant curriculum
• Applies knowledge to real life situations
• Integrate technology with learning, communicating and working
• Thinks critically and creatively
• Intellectually curious
• Life-long learner
• Demonstrates the ability to problem solve

An effective communicator and collaborator

• Listens, speaks, reads, and writes effectively
• Engages in meaningful discourse
• Presents ideas and information clearly and effectively
• Works with others in leadership and collaborative roles

Globally competent and competitive

• Possesses a diverse and knowledgeable world view
• Exhibits cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• Communicates effectively in at least one language other than English
• Interprets and responds to global issues with an understanding of how history, geography, government, and economics shape our world

Prepared for life and citizenship

• Serves and contributes to the community
• Displays effort, resilience and persistence
• Exhibits a strong work ethic
• Exercises fiscal responsibility
• Demonstrates confidence and self-advocacy

August 18, 2016 version 

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