The district’s vision statement, reads that,
Students in the district will enter schools that are prepared to address
individual needs. The school community will nurture and inspire students’
desire for knowledge and provide the foundation for them to be successful
in a global society and to become lifelong learners.
Aforementioned in Chapter Three, the school district is nationally recognized and
claims it will meet the needs of every student. The superintendent noted in district
documentation and newsletters to the community as “having set high standards for its
learning community, and these expectations result in high performance of its students.”
With a school perspective that reflects high expectations of rigor, technology proficiency
and 21st century education preparedness, the school created lofty goals for its staff. One
example of these expectations came from the administrator who stated, “The school is in
its second year with the Classrooms for the Future (CFF) grant and running huge amounts
of Differentiated Instruction (DI) training at the same time. Because the CFF and DI hit at
once, it was exhausting to many.” The administrator (A1) interviewed also mentioned
that, “there have been a lot of things thrown at the teachers.” A1 went on to mention that
with the change in leadership came the change in direction and vision. The administrator
also stated that there is a lot of pressure placed on the teachers in regard to achieving the
goals of the district.