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Mission:

Our fundamental purpose is to ensure high levels of learning for every student.

Vision:

We help every student be ready for career, college, and citizenship having reached competency in our essential social emotional and academic learning standards.

Commitments:
  • Hold high expectations for all;
  • Build a shared knowledge and commitment to our mission, vision, collective commitments, and  interdependent goals through modeling, acknowledging, and celebrating;
    • Instructional
    • Program
    • Policy
    • Fiscal
  • Make decisions that are aligned with our mission and vision and that are data-driven
  • Involve stakeholders (community, staff & students) in the learning process;
  • Create and maintain a positive, safe, and secure learning environment for all;
  • Ensure a collaborative culture exists, focused on continuous improvement and learning for everyone;
  • Provide collaborative teams with time, direction, feedback, training, and resources to support them in their work.

Goals:

  • We commit to a progressive learning environment that promotes the development of every student, staff and board member as a whole person.

    • All K-8 students will score proficiently on (ELA) AIMSwebPLUS benchmark assessment and/or meet the expected growth by the spring benchmark.

    • All K-8 students will be proficient and/or make the expected amount of growth (Math) by the spring benchmark.

    • Every student will graduate, after four years of high school.

    • Every high school student will be enrolled in 6.5 credits.

    • Every high school student will achieve at least 6.5 credits annually.

    • We will increase the number of secondary students who achieve Advanced Placement or Concurrent Enrollment credit. 

  • We will cultivate Pride in the school community through student empowerment, while celebrating success, supporting each other through growth, and honoring every voice.

    • We will reduce chronic absenteeism.

    • Every 7-12 student will engage in at least one extra- or co-curricular activity.