Platt Tech Mission Statement, Philosophy, and Goals

The mission of the Connecticut Technical High School System is to provide a unique and rigorous high school learning environment that:

ensures both student academic success, and trade/technology mastery and instills a zest for lifelong learning;
prepares students for post-secondary education, including apprenticeships, and immediate productive employment; and
responds to employers' and industries' current and emerging and changing global workforce needs and expectations through business/school partnership.

Platt Tech Mission Statement

Platt Technical High School will provide nothing less than the finest technical and

academic education possible for all students.

Vision

Platt Technical High School will provide nothing less than the finest technical and academic education possible for all students.

Platt Tech faculty firmly believe a well-organized, integrated program of technical and academic instruction will equip graduates with the skills necessary to compete in an evolving global environment as valued employees, contributing citizens and productive members of society. Therefore, school goals reflect both the state mission and the unique characteristics of the community. These include:

To maintain a safe, positive learning environment
To assure all students are able to understand and apply basic principles of science, essential mathematics and acceptable written/oral language at or above State competency levels.
To produce graduates capable of demonstrating entry-level to advance marketable skills in their chosen trade/technology
To develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
To prepare students for the rigors of post-secondary education
To instill a true sense of pride in individual accomplishment and passion for life-long learning
To advance our students’ development into responsible, independent self-reliant and productive members of society
To establish and preserve a school culture which teaches the values of family, community, camaraderie, and mutual support
To instill enduring social skills that embrace the ability to work with people of diverse cultural backgrounds
To provide students the tools to adapt and apply expanding technologies
To integrate our school goals within the framework of business, industry and local communities served by Platt Tech.

It is the policy of the Connecticut State Board of Education that no person shall be excluded from participating in, denied benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against under any program, including employment, because of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, mental retardation and passed-present history of mental disorder, learning disability and physical disability.

Legal Authority: Article XXI of the Amendments to the Connecticut State Constitution, Connecticut General Statutes, Section 4a-60, 46a-60, 46a-70, 46a-71, 46a-72, 46a-73, 46a-75 and 46a-76.
Information provided by and applicant concerning his/her national origin or primary language spoken in the home is a voluntary submission for record keeping purposes and will not be used as a factor in education, activity, or employment process.
Inquiries regarding Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which prohibit discrimination on the basis of physical and mental disability, respectively), may be made to the following: