Our Mission

We are committed to identifying and eliminating barriers to educational achievement. To this end, we create policies and practices that are fair and just and provide educational opportunities to ensure that every student, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, disability, or economic status, meets our standards for achievement, participation, and growth. We emphasize high expectations for all students, and support them to reach their full potential in all aspects of achievement, especially in academics, arts, sports, social skills and civic participation.

We value learning experiences, instructional approaches, and academic-support strategies that are intended to address the distinct learning needs, interests, aspirations, and cultural backgrounds of individual students and groups of students. School, teachers, guidance counselors, and other educational specialists are encouraged to employ a wide variety of educational methods, from modifying assignments and instructional strategies in the classroom to entirely redesigning the ways in which students are grouped and taught in a school.

We value differences between people and acknowledge that these differences are a valued asset. Multicultural education, combined with understanding equity, is an important component of valuing diversity. It respects diversity while teaching all children and youth to become effective and participating members of a global society.

We believe a culture of innovation empowers children to realize they can change the world. Our community supports and values staying current on the latest thinking, trying new ways to reach students, and taking the initiative to develop and share best practices.

We take responsibility for all students and our individual and collective commitments; we grow from success; we learn from failure.

We believe that developing and refining a team concept throughout the district matters, we value the role of all employees, stakeholders and community partners in meeting the needs of all of our students.