Our Beliefs

We Believe…..

• Curriculum, instruction, and assessment should be aligned to meet the needs of all students.
• Teachers must have high expectations of all students.
• All staff personnel must have high expectations of academic performance and social behavior (each student must be able to reach his/her full potential).
• Assessment needs to inform and drive instructions.
• Students should feel safe emotionally and physically, both inside and outside the classroom. 
• Students and staff must respect and positively interact with each other.
• Curriculum and instruction must be standards-driven, uniform in grade level, and articulated across grade levels.
• PLC/Data team meetings need to be focused on curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and reflective of teachers’ needs.
• Communication should occur at all levels, bottom to top, top to bottom, and between grades and programs.
• Flexible groupings of students support instruction at each students’ instructional level.
• Shared decision-making will support a quality school.
• Communicating with parents about curriculum instruction, assessment and student academic progress will assist with students’ learning.
• All teachers need time, resources, and training to achieve successful student learning.
• Instruction must fit different student learning styles.
• Instruction must incorporate and enrich students’ real-life experiences and connect to relevant, creative instruction and provide for new experiences.
• All staff are committed to delivering a rigorous education while providing unconditional therapeutic support and care to help students grow sociall, emotionally and academically.