Fundamental Beliefs

• Our school is a community of diverse participants engaged in a dynamic educational process.

• Students, parents, staff members, and community members--all defined as participants in the educational process and stakeholders in the school's success--must work together for individual responsibility, achievement, excellence in education, and empowerment to functional in and contribute to an ever-changing world.

• In the educational process, all participants are valued individuals with unique physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs.

• All participants in the educational process can learn and realize their highest potential in a safe, orderly, nurturing environment characterized by mutual respect, integrity, high expectation, consistent support, and positive relationships.

• Recognizing that individuals learn in different ways, participants in the learning community must develop creative, challenging, engaging curricular and extra-curricular opportunities to foster active participation, responsibility, accountability, and growth.

• Recognizing the position of the school as a part of local, state, regional, national, and international communities, all participants must strive for life-long learning, productive careers, responsible, and global consciousness.

• Self-esteem, unity, and pride grow through community vision, individual and group goals, and shared achievement.

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