Mission:

Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse student body and to promoting high educational standards by:

Differentiating instruction.

Nurturing active, strategic and higher level thinking skills.

Inspiring a love of lifelong learning.

Belief Statement:

All children want to and can learn.

Education empowers the student to be a productive member of society.

High academic standards are essential for excellence.

Children are the focus of the district's educational processes and decisions.

Respecting each individual's worth is vital to a positive educational climate.

Multi-cultural and multi-racial experience is essential for the development of the total person and the community.

A positive educational climate fosters high expectations and performance.

Each individual has a responsibility to contribute to a positive learning environment.

Education is a partnership based on the participation of the students, parents, staff and community.