Mission & Core Values

List of 3 items.

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  Integrity

  Students

  • We respect ourselves and others.
  • We demonstrate high standards of academic integrity.
  • We behave with honesty, responsibility, and trustworthiness.
  • We treat others with dignity and respect.
  • We handle our disagreements with civility and respect, face-to-face, not over email or text.
  • We treat others with extraordinary kindness.
  • We use our manners daily and consistently.
  • We greet each other and adults positively.

  
  Families

  • We work in positive partnership with the school.
  • We act and communicate with consistent respect towards other families and school personnel.
  • We engage in face-to-face conversations and do not defer to text or email.
  • We assume best intentions in other families and school personnel.
  • We work for the common good of our school community, care for and go the extra mile for each other.
  • We consistently model positive, mission-aligned behavior at all school events.

  
  Faculty & Staff

  • We work in positive partnership with our colleagues and families to support students.
  • We act with consistent respect towards colleagues, families, and students.
  • We assume best intentions in our colleagues, families, and students.
  • We engage in face-to-face conversations and do not defer to text or email.
  • We work for the common good of our school, care for and go the extra mile for each other.
  • We consistently model positive, mission-aligned behavior.
  • We strive to always do the right thing, even when difficult.
  • We are accountable for our choices.
  • We rigorously protect student confidentiality.
  • We embrace our responsibilities as role models.
  • We embrace different styles of learning and diversity of ideas.
  • We do what is best for the student.
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  Courage

  Students

  • We aspire to never give up and to persevere even when faced with a challenge.
  • We endeavor to take appropriate academic risks and try new things in the classroom even when it seems uncomfortable and difficult.
  • We hold ourselves accountable for our choices and do not blame others.
  • We work towards increasing our independence over time, even when it is challenging.
  • We utilize the power of our own voices to advocate for ourselves respectfully and confidently in the classroom.
  • We care for the common good and do not stand quietly by in the presence of injustice.

  
  

  Families

  • We embrace our own and our children’s mistakes as opportunities for growth and learning.
  • We are willing to trust in the expertise of the school.
  • We allow our students to take appropriate academic risks and feel temporary discomfort to build perseverance.
  • We extend grace when our child is struggling in any area of their school experience.

  
  

  Faculty & Staff

  • We do not engage with negativity among colleagues and instead courageously disengage.
  • We make ourselves vulnerable to ask for help and seek feedback from colleagues for the betterment of our students’ experience.
  • We do not shy away from an important conversation with colleagues or families when it is in support of a positive school climate and student experience.
  • We come fully committed to our work everyday.
  • We admit when we have made a mistake and ask forgiveness.
  • We speak up and stand up appropriately and with respect when something is of concern.
  • We claim no special privileges with each other.
  • We anticipate the needs of our colleagues.
  • We rigorously protect student safety
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  Excellence

  Students

  • We work hard to meet academic expectations, and self-advocate for support from our teachers when needed.
  • We openly demonstrate empathy for and strive for understanding of others.
  • We commit to be our best selves in every interaction and decision.
  • We demonstrate servant leadership.
  • We hold ourselves accountable for our choices.
  • We are careful with our words and use them to build relationships with all those in our community.

  
  

  Families

  • We listen deeply and have clear and respectful communications with the school.
  • We value the teacher-parent relationship and honor the expertise of the teacher in the classroom.
  • We are empathetic to challenges all parents face as children grow.
  • We work collaboratively with other families to create a supportive parenting network in the school.
  • We joyfully give our time, talent, and treasure in support of our school community.

  
  

  Faculty & Staff

  • We plan and execute an educational experience that engages the mind, body, and spirit of our students.
  • We are responsive to the dignity of each individual student’s developmental journey and academic needs.
  • We communicate clearly, effectively, and respectfully with our students, colleagues, and families.
  • We openly demonstrate empathy for our students, colleagues, and families.
  • We display respect, kindness, and trust in our colleagues’ expertise and actively demonstrate a positive attitude with one another.
  • We hold ourselves to high expectations to be our best selves each day for our students.
  • We hold ourselves and each other accountable.
  • We give each other timely and well-considered responses.
  • We constantly improve our performance through continuous learning.
  • We honor student work and return it promptly with corrections and remarks; we reject assigning busywork.
  • We model our expectations in the way we treat students and each other.
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