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Board of Education Approves New Mission, Vision and Core Beliefs

March 3, 2011 - The Wake County Board of Education has come to agreement and voted approval of a new mission, vision and set of core beliefs.

The board voted approval of these guiding principles at its meeting on March 1, after spending a day on Friday, Feb. 25 working with Superintendent Tony Tata in a planning retreat.

Board Chair Ron Margiotta offered his thanks to the board for taking part in the critical discussions regarding what’s important for the students and staff of the school system.

“We reaffirmed among all board members the importance of insuring every child receives a quality education,” said Margiotta. “I would like to thank Superintendent Tata for making the day possible. He worked very hard to identify information and topics that he knew were important to the school system in moving forward and spent many hours in preparation that allowed the board to complete the retreat in one day.”

Margiotta offered his thanks to facilitator Jim Hugey whose participation was part of the support from the Broad Foundation since Superintendent Tata is a Broad graduate.

At its March 1 meeting, the board approved the following mission, vision and core beliefs:

Mission

The Wake County Public School System will significantly increase achievement for all students by providing a world class education that equips students with the knowledge and expertise to become successful, productive citizens.

Vision

WCPSS will serve as the national standard for increasing student achievement in the 21st century. Highly effective teachers are empowered to raise the achievement of all children and will provide students with high quality classroom instruction that fosters intellectual development.

WCPSS recognizes children have different needs and is committed to ensuring all are challenged to reach their full potential. Students will graduate in increasingly high percentages and compete successfully as productive citizens. WCPSS will continue this community’s proud tradition of education leadership and academic excellence with a proactive school staff effectively supported by the Board of Education and Central Services.

Core Beliefs

  1. All children, regardless of socio-economic environment, can be high achieving students.
  2. Academic achievement gaps can and will be eliminated by aggressively challenging students at all achievement levels.
  3. Highly effective principals and teachers are the key to improving growth in student achievement.
  4. The Board of Education and Central Services promote an environment of continuous improvement which results in a high performing organization that is 100% focused on student achievement.
  5. The supportive, passionate and multi-cultural Wake County community serves as the foundation of our school system.

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