The school communicates a vision, a statement of beliefs. and mission that provide a focus for the

quality of the work of the student and the school.

The mission statement, beliefs and values were developed following a series of facilitated sessions where staff and community members gave input. The school staff and other key stakeholders carefully deliberated and participated in further facilitated sessions and in a retreat prior to formalizing mission, values, and belief statements. Once adopted, the mission, values and beliefs were added to various internal and external publications of the school. Additionally, the School Improvement Team developed guiding principles which defined specific behaviors that reflect the values and beliefs. The mission, values, and belief statements became the basis for designing the goal areas, objectives and performance measures in the school's improvement plan.

The school's mission, values, and beliefs provide focus and direction for all stakeholders throughout the school community. Individuals are knowledgeable of the school's mission, values, and beliefs, philosophically support them, and use the school's mission, values and beliefs to guide their work. Goals to achieve the mission, an accountability system to monitor progress, and a focus on quality teaching and learning are aligned throughout the school.