Schools and feeder schools meet their shared responsibility to plan for and to prepare students to participate in challenging classes. All students attend school in a climate of respect, trust, and regard that is safe and free from discrimination, bias and harassment. Curriculum content, instructional materials and teaching methods acknowledge and value all students' cultures and languages. The school has resources adequate to provide all its students with meaningful opportunities to meet the highest learning standards established by the school, its district and its state. The resources provide for a satisfactory physical plant and match the needs of the students.
All students have equal access to learning equipment and technology.
The curriculum provides a progressive sequence of interdisciplinary, multicultural content aligned with the highest district, state and national content standards. The school involves all students in a variety of active, student-centered instructional methods. The school assesses student learning on a frequent and continuing basis for the primary purpose of improving teaching and learning. Assessments are aligned with learning opportunities, are conducted in a variety of formats, involve the student in self-appraisal, reflect understanding of multiple domains of intelligence and academic learning, and have equal consequences for all students assessed. The school provides a variety of co-curricular and enrichment activities to meet the academic, vocational and personal interests and needs of all students.