A strong public school system benefits the entire community. If you live or work in our parish, the success of our schools matter. Regardless of their beliefs, identity, address, skin color, citizenship, ability, gender, or their family’s income, all students deserve an education to help them succeed in life and make our world a better place.

We provide the education our students deserve to succeed in life and make our world a better place.

WE LOVE

• We love our students.
• We love our colleagues.
• We love our work.
• We love our opportunity.

WE LEARN

• We learn by having high expectations for all students.
• We learn to ensure learning for all students through access to rigorous content, deep engagement, and strong instruction.

WE LEAD

• We lead students to have opportunities to develop their leadership skills.
• We lead using servant leadership tenets within our organization.
• We lead the region, state, and nation as a model for educational excellence.
• We lead as a proof point of successful urban education.

1. All students are ready for kindergarten.
2. All students are on grade level in math and reading when they complete 3rd grade.
3. All students are on grade level in math and ELA when they complete 8th grade and all students complete 9th grade sufficiently credited.
4. All students graduate high school and are prepared socially, emotionally, academically, and financially for a career or college. They're prepared to make our world a better place.

When students graduate high school, they are more likely to:

• Have a great and fulfilling job
• Earn a higher income
• Enjoy a healthier life
• Live longer
• Be a strong role model
• Be a responsible citizen

And our community is more likely to have:

• A quality workforce
• A stronger economy
• Healthier citizens
• Families that come and stay
• Businesses that come and stay
• Higher property values
• Safer neighborhoods
• A stronger military

If students do NOT graduate high school, they are more likely to:

• Be unemployed
• Live in poverty
• Have a shorter lifespan
• Be incarcerated

And our community is more likely to have:

• A less skilled workforce
• A weaker economy
• Less healthy citizens
• Families that either leave or never come
• Businesses that either leave or never come
• Lower property values
• Unsafe neighborhoods
• A weaker military

1. Provide safe, healthy, and modern schools.
2. Hire, grow, and keep the best teachers.
3. Hire, grow, and keep the best leaders.
4. Use a robust curriculum with aligned assignments.
5. Prioritize access, equity, and opportunity.
6. Partner with families, community members, School Board members, agencies, and other stakeholders.