Our Operating Values
Explore Schools’ mission is to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to graduate from high school, succeed in college and achieve their dreams. We believe that by living the values we teach, we will help our students to achieve. These values are present in all of our network schools and are the behavioral standards we practice and teach.
Our communication is direct and sensitive
- Actions and words demonstrate positive intent
- Active listening/understanding of other perspectives is apparent during dialogue
- We pro-actively initiate difficult conversations to achieve resolution
- Time and place is considered when bringing up issues
We are flexible and reflective
- Actions demonstrate a willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty
- Actions demonstrate a willingness to try new ideas
- We reflect on our actions and we alter course and change plans as needed
- We engage in activities to foster our own professional growth and to continually improve
We make things happen
- Help is asked for
- Actions show a desire to meet ambitious goals and to achieve our mission
- Actions demonstrate a belief in our ability to overcome obstacles
- Actions characterized by a sense of urgency and data-driven strategic planning
We demonstrate professional integrity
- Our words and actions are characterized by honesty and transparency
- We fulfill our responsibilities and keep our commitments
- We exercise leadership within the community
- Punctual completion of tasks and submission of paperwork
- We model positive behavior, habits, and attitudes