Everything that embodies a school—relationships, behaviors, roles, and curriculum—must reflect the mission.

Once established, it survives staffing and structural changes and creates a lasting cultural legacy.

Agility and diversity are more important than ever.

FACT: Student demographics and the workplace of the future are changing rapidly.

What’s the mission of the school you want to build?

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Take what you’ve discovered and use it to come up with audacious, unconventional, unconstrained ideas to reinvent the American high school. For more information and inspiration, download the full module.

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You will be designing a school from the ground up. What goals for student learning will define and motivate your school’s community? How will you assess student success? These goals should also establish how your school creates high expectations for learning and behavior, and for students’ success beyond high school. How will you cultivate consistent, productive, respectful relationships among students and adults? How will you establish an inclusive and supportive community and a sense of belonging among students, teachers, parents, and others?

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How will you develop a culture that guides the direction of your school?

A school’s mission is grounded in values and beliefs about what constitutes effective education.

A school’s mission is grounded in values and beliefs about what constitutes effective education. By identifying goals and developing a shared mindset, we can build a framework for better teaching and learning.  How will you develop a culture that guides the direction of your school?

By identifying goals and developing a shared mindset, we can build a framework for better teaching and learning.