Vision:

• specifically around the shifts in ELA along with the integration of ELD standards, this will result in students who are able to effectively utilize global, digital, and media literacies as productive members of a global society.
• specifically around the shifts in Mathematics standards, this will result in students who are able to apply conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency to solve real-world problems.

Mission Statement:

• Be able to read, analyze and evaluate complex text, both fiction and nonfiction; independently
• Speak, listen and write in complete sentences
• Critically think, communicate and collaborate to creatively solve problems in a variety of ways across disciplines
• Use evidence from text to support an argument across disciplines
• Demonstrate Global Competencies: investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate ideas and take action (Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
• Understand that it is okay to solve problems in different ways
• Use and understand numbers and number relationships for problem solving with automaticity and fluency