Definition

Adjective: - Affecting or involving an entire school: Describes something that occurs, exists, or is applied across all parts, grades, or members of a school.

Usage

The adjective "schoolwide" is used directly before a noun to modify it. It describes programs, events, policies, or feelings that are comprehensive and not limited to a specific class, grade, or group.

Examples

• The principal announced a schoolwide assembly to celebrate the championship.
• There is a schoolwide initiative to improve recycling efforts.
• A schoolwide reading challenge encouraged every student to participate.
• The new dress code is a schoolwide policy.

Advanced Usage

• "Schoolwide" as a concept: Often used in educational administration and planning to denote initiatives intended for universal impact.
  • The focus on social-emotional learning is a schoolwide priority.

Variants and Related Words

• School-wide: An alternative hyphenated spelling of the same word. The meaning is identical.
  • The school-wide celebration was a great success.

Synonyms

• Institution-wide: Extending throughout an entire institution.
• Campus-wide: Extending throughout an entire campus (common in university contexts, but can apply to schools).

Adjective

1. occurring or extending throughout a school
   • schoolwide support for the team