Policy 1 – Foundation Statements

The Board of Education believes that its core purpose is the improvement of student achievement and the attainment of student success. The Board also believes that as an innovative 21st Century learning organization, the first and highest priority is to maintain, improve and enhance the personalization of services to enhance educational choices and opportunities available for all students.

Our Vision

A world-class, innovative, and individualized educational experience for every student.

Our Mission 

Preparing and inspiring our students for a lifetime of success. 

Our Values 

• Respect 
• Trust 
• Integrity 
• Communication 
• Teamwork 

Guiding Principles 

The Board of Education is committed to: 

1. Maximizing the provision of high quality and innovative programs in the District. 
2. Improving equity of access across our communities. 
3. Seeking increased community input into planning processes. 
4. Making decisions that are information based, principled and data driven. 
5. Considering efficiency of operations and impact on academic programs when undertaking new projects.

Strategic Plan 

The Board’s Strategic Plan has been developed around the following themes or “Pillars to Success”. Each of these themes includes a general statement of the Board’s expectations in each area. 

• Student Success - Students are our top priority. Our students are engaged, challenged, and prepared for a lifetime of success. 
• Optimized Resources - Financial stewardship will guide our decision making. We are creative and responsible in the management of educational resources. 
• Engaging Opportunities - We will be listening and watching. We will provide engaging opportunities for every member of our learning community to contribute to student success. 
• Progressive Workforce - The more we learn the more we grow. We will provide a workplace that fosters creativity, inspires excellence, & challenges everyone to embrace growth.

Board Goals 

Student Success 

• Improve student success in literacy. 
• Improve Early Learning.
• Improve student sense of well-being.
• Improve student success in numeracy.
• Improve core competencies so students can achieve career/life goals.
• Improve graduation rates.

Optimized Resources 

• Increase of capacity of our school facilities.
• Maximize budget allocations for instructional staffing.
• Maintain a healthy financial position.
• Increase resources available to fund capital equipment.

Engaging Opportunities 

• Increase parent and community engagement.
• Increase student participation in extra-curricular activities.
• Improve the use of technology.

Progressive Workforce 

• Increase employee engagement.
• Improve recruitment and retention of staff.
• Improve leadership capacity.
• Improve employee health, safety and resiliency.

Logo 

The Board of Education has approved the logos below as the official logos of the Abbotsford School District.