We believe:

• all students should have equitable access to and support through high-quality education.
• in removing barriers to community-wide educational opportunities.
• that understanding and honoring diversity enhances the ability to learn.
• every student should feel accepted, valued, and connected within the school and the community.
• our schools should be reflective of the needs of our changing world.
• that the highest quality education is a result of focusing on the whole child.
• our community has a vested interest in our mission.
• community partnerships are essential to our mission.
• in child centered education.
• in multicultural competency.
• in continuous, community-wide systemic improvement.
• we have a connection and responsibility to this land Haa Aaní and the people who have inhabited it since time immemorial.
• in preparing students to confront and overcome challenges.
• in fostering each student’s unique ability to achieve their unique potential.
• In embracing failure as a part of lifelong learning.
• all students can find success.