Rules, Roles, and Relationships

• We believe that fair discipline and strong administration are the foundation of a successful educational community – including staff, students, parents, and community members.

Purpose of Schools

• We believe that through communication, CISD will be a safe place for students to be given appropriate structures to prepare them for the real world and give them opportunities to give back to their community.

Systems and Continuous Improvement

• We believe that the teacher makes the curriculum come alive.

Family and Community

• We believe that effective communication between family, community, and school is vital to building an effective learning environment.

Society

• We believe that students’ most basic needs must be met before they can effectively learn.

Ability of Students to Learn

• We believe that although students learn at different rates, ALL can learn when presented with multiple opportunities.

Opportunity to Learn

• We believe students are given the opportunity to learn when the environment is infused with discipline, structure, student involvement, and fun, challenging activities.

Focus of School Activity

• We believe the focus of school activities should be to provide purposeful activities (Academic and Extracurricular) to enhance team work and leadership skills toward the end goal of developing students that are prepared for the real world.