Core Values

Learning

·         Working together to create a learning-centered environment

·         Recognizing and respecting the unique needs and potential of each learner

·         Fostering a culture of achievement in a caring community

Diversity

·         Welcoming, valuing and promoting diversity among staff, students and our community

·         Cultivating a respectful, inclusive and accessible working and learning environment

·         Working effectively in different cultural contexts to serve the educational and linguistic needs of a diverse community

·         Developing capacity to understand issues of difference, power and privilege

Innovation

·         Supporting creativity, experimentation, and institutional transformation

·         Responding to environmental, technological and demographic changes

·         Anticipating and responding to internal and external challenges in a timely manner

·         Acting courageously, deliberately and systematically in relation to change

Collaboration and Partnership

·         Promoting meaningful participation in governance

Encouraging and expanding partnerships with organizations and groups in our community