• Treat one another with respect, kindness, and a sense of importance.

• Be forthright and candid with every student, parent, and staff member.

• Base every decision on mutual trust and responsible consideration for all.

• Scrupulously guard the confidentiality of sensitive information.

Individuality

• Expect our work to make a difference in the quality of life for our students.

• Be attentive to the unique needs and inherent worth of all.

Exceptional Staff

• Attract, stimulate, and retain the best personnel.

• Provide ongoing, research-based, high quality staff development for all staff members.

• Exemplify desirable attitudes, ideas, and patterns of behavior as role models and abide by both the letter and the spirit of the highest professional standards.

Collaboration

• Be open to the exchange of ideas and foster the practice of careful listening while working collaboratively in teams.

• Maximize the authority and responsibility that each person has to contribute to the organization.

Educated Decision Making

• Make judgments based on observable and measurable results for the most enduring benefit.

• Maintain an environment that will support innovation, experimentation, and the taking of appropriate risks.

• Foster continuous improvement by:

• 1. Relentlessly questioning the status quo

• 2. Seeking new methods and best practices.

• 3. Testing the methods.

• 4. Reflecting on the results.