7/28/2019 Syracuse School District Core Beliefs and Commitments

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Syracuse City School District

Core Beliefs and Commitments

We believe that teaching and learning is our core business.

We will make district decisions in an equitable manner, including those related to resourceallocation, based upon our core business.

We believe that education is a means to eradicate poverty.We will fully support and implement initiatives aligned with the Say Yes model.

We believe all students can learn and achieve at high levels.We will prepare every student to graduate college- and career-ready.

We believe positive, supportive, and safe environments are essential to teaching and

learning.

We will create school communities in exceptional facilities with positive cultures and high-quality supports for students and staff.

We believe that teachers have the greatest positive impact on student achievement.We will recruit, develop, support, reward and retain world-class teachers.

We believe that effective leaders produce excellent results.We will recruit, develop, retain, and reward leaders who champion a relentless focus on high

student achievement and effectively manage teacher talent.

We believe that a high-performing organization produces a legacy of enduring greatness.

We will build a high-performing organization that values and strives for excellence at alllevels and is organized to support our core business.

We believe in data-driven decision making to drive continuous improvement at all levels.We will have accountability for performance at all levels of the system.