Spring Lake Park Schools, MN - District 16





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Purpose, Vision and Values

 
Our Framework for the Future is the document that drives School District 16's continuing—and measurable—focus on and commitment to the needs and emerging needs of all of our Blaine, Spring Lake Park, and Fridley students. To see the complete Framework for the Future click here.
 
Our District Purpose
High Expectations
High Achievement
For all.
No Excuses
Our Vision for the Future

The Spring Lake Park School District will be recognized as a World Class Learning Community of Choice aligned around improving student learning.

We will be a school district which stands apart as the leading choice in the area, one of which our community is proud and actively involved

We will ensure that all students are valued, inspired, and have a sense of belonging in developing the academic, life and career skills necessary to be college-ready and succeed in the 21st century

We will raise our highest levels of learning while narrowing the gap between our highest and lowest achieving students

We will eliminate race and socio-economics as predictors of which students occupy the highest and lowest levels of learning

We are recognized as purposeful, results-oriented, open and accessible, and consistently striving for improvement

Our District Values
These values describe how we will work with our learners and each other:
Accountability 
To fulfill one’s roles and responsibilities
and be responsive to the results.
 
Courage
Doing and saying the right thing at the right time in the right way despite challenge, adversity, or conflicting self interests.
 
Excellence
A relentless and intentional effort in continuous improvement.

Innovation
Purposeful, courageous, continuous
improvement through research and action.

Integrity
Always aligning our actions with our values and beliefs.

Learning
Continuous, meaningful, and challenging
effort that results in student success.

Respect
Listen to, accept, and value each individual in the school district and community.

Shared Responsibility
Working together interdependently and
collaboratively, learning from one another, entrusting one’s self interest to another, and taking ownership for our individual and collective actions and decisions.