Core Values

We proudly share these Core Values as the foremost principles which serve as a foundation to guide and direct our attitudes, behaviors and decisions:

Diversity – We recognize the dignity, worth and potential of all persons and proudly celebrate the rich diversity of our local and global community.
Integrity – We place fairness and honesty at the center of our teaching, services and operations, and uphold high ethical standards.
Learning – We revere learning and scholarship as transformational and multidimensional, and embrace education as dynamic, lifelong and limitless for all.
Quality – We set high and challenging standards for our personal, professional and organizational performance, and advocate continuous improvement.
Respect – We work together in a cooperative environment of civility, courtesy and humility.
Trust – We value honesty and transparency, and responsibly manage the capital, fiscal and human resources entrusted upon us by our citizens.