Why? How? What?

Why?

Our PURPOSE is to achieve EQUITY in education so that all students, families and communities have access to a wealth of opportunities for becoming college ready, active citizens, and life-long 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