VHS BELIEFS        

• Student learning is the chief priority of the school.

• Teachers, administrators, parents, students, and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school’s mission.

• Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of researched based instructional approaches to support their learning.

• Challenging expectations increase individual student performance.

• The educational dimensions of core learning, stretch learning, student engagement, and personal skill development will be implemented in the overall education of the students.

• Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.

• Exceptional students (I.E., special education, limited English proficiency, talented and gifted, etc.) require special services and resources.

• A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.

• The commitment to “Raise the Standard” through continuous improvement is imperative if our school is going to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.