District Mission:

Together, we commit to excellence in education and preparation for life.

With this mission in mind, we commit to providing the following:

Creation of an environment built upon trust which encourages and rewards
innovation and risk-taking to facilitate new approaches to teaching and
learning.

Shared decision making model which involves staff, parents, community
members, and students as appropriate, which will build trust, result in
higher quality decisions, ensure ownership of decisions, and foster a child
centered learning environment.

Provide an ongoing program of staff development which supports an ever
changing technological environment and diverse student population.

Provide a challenging curriculum which allows students to realize their
maximum potential.

Promote understanding of diversity and recognition of uniqueness of others.

Provide a comprehensive knowledge base including creative and critical
thinking.

Promote high expectations, excellence and accountability in our educational
community.

Expect students to accept responsibility for personal choices.

Provide a learning environment that is challenging and meaningful to
students as life long learners.

Teach students mastery of the basic skills and processes of reading, writing,
listening, speaking and computing.

Teach students to communicate their thoughts effectively and enable them to
express their individuality and creativity.

Prepare students to meet the challenges of an information society and its
rapidly changing technologies and to value learning as a lifelong process.

Include a variety of teaching strategies that meet individual needs, help
students discover information, gain knowledge, and develop their own ideas
through critical and creative thinking.
Dedication to fiscal responsibility.

Through the accomplishment of these commitments, students will be better
prepared to participate as ethical, cooperative, responsible, and productive
citizens.