Mission Statement
The mission of the
School District of
DeSoto is to prepare all
students to be
successful citizens and
productive workers.
Guiding Principles
1. Students, the
quality of instruction
and services provided to
students, and the needs
of students will be
central concerns in all
decisions made in the
School District of
DeSoto.
2. Integrity,
honesty, openness, and
responsiveness are core
values in the School
District of DeSoto.
3. Decisions should
be made as close to the
point of implementation
as possible and based on
consideration of all
available resources.
4. The schools
belong to the community,
whose input and
partnerships are
essential to effectively
meet the needs of
students.
Goals
1. To create a
challenging, supportive
educational environment
that results in higher
levels of achievement
for all students which
includes: reading with
comprehension, writing
clearly, computing
accurately, thinking,
reasoning, and using
information to solve
problems.
2. To provide
leadership to agencies
serving youth, ensuring
family support and
academic success.
3. To help all
employees become
educational leaders who
provide responsible and
innovative leadership to
achieve effective
instruction for all
students.
4. To hold everyone
in the school district
accountable for
contributing to the
educational bottom
line: student
achievement.
5. To create an
organizational culture
that considers employees
to be its most valuable
resource and invests in
their professional
growth and development.
6. To create within
the entire community a
sense of ownership of
the schools and a belief
that a quality public
school system is an
investment in the
continued growth and
prosperity of DeSoto
County.
Adopted by the School
Board of DeSoto County
on August 14, 2007
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