1. Ensure that all students, regardless of linguistic background, culture, race, sex, capability or geographic location, have access to a quality education in a safe, motivating environment;
2. Hold all students to rigorous academic standards and expect them to succeed;
3. Provide students with opportunities to demonstrate their achievement in knowledge and skills;
4. Encourage parental and community involvement in their student’s education;
5. Develop in students lifelong academic skills to prepare them for an ever-changing world;
6. Develop in students the core ethical values that our diverse society shares and holds important, including but not limited to: respect, responsibility, caring, trustworthiness, justice, fairness, civic virtue and citizenship;
7. Equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue the future of their choice and to prepare students to function effectively in various life roles; and
8. Utilizes valid and reliable data for evaluating the success of curriculum, instruction, resource allocation and school improvement.