Why? How? What?
Why?
Our purpose is to achieve equality in education so that all students, families, and communities have access to a wealth of opportunities for becoming college-ready, active citizens, and lifelong learners.
How?
As a community school,
- We partner with our students, families, and community-based organizations to meet the needs of the whole child and family.
- We provide a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive culture, as well as a safe and healthy environment.
- We maintain a transparent, reflective, and solution-oriented academic culture that allows all students to grow.
- We engage and challenge students with a high-quality, rigorous education every day.
What?
We TEACH:
- By focusing on deeper learning and enduring understanding through teaching for mastery with standards-based grading,
- By providing authentic learning experiences using project-based learning and service learning.
- By integrating recent and relevant technology.
- By fostering growth mindsets and social-emotional learning.
- By maintaining fully inclusive classrooms.
We EMPOWER:
- By continually improving our practices
- By actively collaborating with all stakeholders
- By equipping our community to be advocates.
We LEAD:
- By engaging in community service and activism
- By using data to make informed decisions
- By developing leaders through continuous learning