Mission and Beliefs

MISSION STATEMENT: Educating Thriving Students

Public education is the foundation of a thriving democracy, molding our collective future. We commit to providing the absolute best teaching and learning possible to our students. This means understanding quality teaching and the ways students learn best. It also means deeply knowing each student and tailoring instruction to meet their needs.

Our Promise

Every student in Bend-La Pine Schools is known by name, strengths, and needs, and graduates ready for college, career and community engagement.

Our Goals

• Students are engaged and develop a strong academic foundation
• Students have a passion, purpose, and plan for their future
• Students, families, and staff experience wellness, inclusion, and belonging in our schools
• Operational systems align and support an academically effective and sustainable organization

Our Commitment to Students and Families

Staff will continue to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions that promote high levels of learning for all students, and which create environments where all students and families feel valued and welcomed, particularly those who have been historically underserved.

We commit to partnering with our community to support student-centered systems that best match our region’s needs and values, even as they change.

In our innovation and decision-making processes, we will actively seek the voices and partnership of our stakeholders.

We honor the different political beliefs, social values, and lived experiences our students, families, and staff bring to our classrooms and district. We invite different values and viewpoints, as long as they do not promote racism, hate, or discrimination.

Find our Commitment to Equal Educational Opportunities and Equity Stance.