Charlottesville City Schools (vision)

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Vision

Mission

Personal and academic success for all.

Core Values

The Charlottesville City Schools… 

  • believes all students can learn, succeed, and achieve to their maximum

potential. 

  • respects each student’s unique needs, interests, and strengths. 
  • recognizes learning occurs best in a safe and caring environment. 
  • promotes mutual respect within a common code of civility. 
  • embraces the essential need for parent and community involvement. 
  • appreciates the enriching quality that our diversity brings to the educational 

experience. 

  • supports the need for accountability in all that it does. 
  • employs and supports highly effective teachers and staff. 
  • values the contributions and talents of all its employees. 
  • holds high expectations for all…students, staff, parents, and the community.

Strategic Goals

I. Increase  academic  achievement for all students  and close achievement gaps

  • 1.1 All city schools and the Division will meet state and federal requirements 

for accreditation and AYP.

  • 1.2 Increase the percentage of students performing at or above grade level 

in reading and math.

  • 1.3 Increase the percentage of students who graduate.
  • 1.4 Increase  the  number of  students  advancing  to  and  successfully 

completing higher levels of coursework.

  • 1.5 Enhance  instruction with  the integration and  utilization of  appropriate 

media/technology.

  • 1.6 Evaluate the efficacy of all programs.
  • 1.7 Include students with special needs in general education classes to the

extent possible.

II. Support the whole child (physical, social, emotional needs)

  • 2.1 Utilize  division and  community  resources  and agencies to  address the

physical, social, and emotional needs of students.

  • 2.2 Promote  student health and well­being through  research­based health, 

physical education and  nutrition,  and  school safety  and  prevention  programs and  activities.

  • 2.3 Provide students  with  opportunities  to  prepare  for postsecondary 

education and employment.

  • 2.4 Provide fine and  performing arts  access  and  opportunities  to  all 

students.

  • 2.5 Maintain  a rich  variety  of sports  and  extracurricular activities  to 

encourage exploration of individual interests and to engage students in school.

III. Increase family, school and community involvement and collaboration

  • 3.1 Improve relationships and trust between the school and community.
  • 3.2 Enhance communication  among  school, home,  and  the community  at 

large.

  • 3.3 Increase opportunities to involve families in their children’s education.
  • 3.4 Expand meaningful  partnerships with  business, higher education, and 

community organizations that benefit our students, teachers and schools.

  • 3.5  Increase collaboration with other school divisions.

IV. Recruit, retain and support diverse and effective leadership, teachers and staff

  • 4.1 Maintain  a competitive  salary structure  and attractive benefits for CCS

employees.

  • 4.2 Meet  all  No  Child  Left Behind  requirements  for highly  qualified 

instructional staff.

  • 4.3 Increase  diversity  and  nontraditional representation among  teaching

faculty.

  • 4.4 Provide support  to staff through implementation of  systematic  and 

systemic professional development aligned with division’s strategic plan.

  • 4.5 Enhance the division’s human resources services.

V. Provide all students and staff with an environment conducive to learning

  • 5.1 Identify and increase cultural competencies among staff and students.
  • 5.2 Refine a consistent, division­wide set of expectations for student conduct 

and revise the Code of Student Conduct to reflect that policy.

  • 5.3 Develop  and  implement  systemic  strategies  to address  inappropriate

behavior and minimize loss of instructional time.

  • 5.4 Reduce the number of students who are habitually absent or tardy.
  • 5.5 Ensure quality and adequacy of school facilities.

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