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About Our School
Leesville Road High School is a high-performing comprehensive high school with nationally recognized academic, athletic, and fine arts programs. It is one of 31 high schools in the Wake County Public School System, the largest school system in the state.Mission
Leesville Road High School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators, and critical thinkers.
Vision
Leesville Road High School staff, alongside families and other community members, will provide diverse learners with a safe, equitable, and engaging learning environment. In collaboration with their Professional Learning Communities, teachers will plan and facilitate standards-aligned learning experiences that spark each student’s interest to achieve success and pursue learning beyond the classroom. Students will be accountable partners in their learning and will graduate from Leesville Road High School as critical thinkers with the necessary skills to achieve their academic and personal goals.
Core Beliefs
- Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to be challenged and engaged in relevant, rigorous, and meaningful learning each day.
- Every student is expected to learn, grow, and succeed while we eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.
- Well-supported, highly effective, and dedicated principals, teachers, and staff are essential to success for all students.
- The BOE, superintendent, and all staff, while sustaining best practices, will promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, risk-taking, and innovation that results in a high-performing organization focused on student achievement, well-being, and student agency.
- The BOE, superintendent, and all staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, flexible, and supportive.
- The Wake County residents value a strong public school system and will partner to provide the support and resources to fully realize our shared vision, accomplish the mission, and sustain our core beliefs.
- All students and staff deserve to work in optimal learning environments supported by sufficient resources, well-maintained facilities, and sustainable operational systems.
Values
- Staff will help all students learn every day.
- Differentiated instruction enables students to learn in a variety of styles and at different paces.
- A safe, equitable, and orderly learning environment is essential for students’ optimal development.
- All essential partners (students, staff, families, and community members) are valued and respected.
- Equitable opportunities for academic and extracurricular activities increase engagement in the school community.
- Community collaboration is vital to our school’s success.