Mission, Vision, and Beliefs
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Being a charter school means having the flexibility to design and implement programs and curriculum that are tailored to the school population, while being held accountable to students, families, staff and the community. Helix's mission, vision, and values are the guiding principles used to make decisions.
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A Strong Mission
Helix Charter High School provides a comprehensive education that prepares all students to graduate college-ready and equipped to reach their personal and academic potential.
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A Clear Vision
In a college preparatory environment, Helix Charter High School strives to close the achievement gap through effective collaboration and innovative practices
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Our Main Purpose
Our Main Purpose is to provide students with powerful learning experiences that help them gain the knowledge, skills, and insights that enable our students to make connections that transform their relationship to self, others, and the world.
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What We Value and Believe
- We believe that all students can learn and become contributing members of society.
- We value each student as an individual and therefore create curriculum, instructional activities, assessments, and feedback systems focused on providing learning opportunities that enable students to achieve success.
- We value the diverse ideas, values, and cultures that enrich our school system.
- We value a safe and supportive learning environment that promotes student achievement.
- We believe that the allocation of our resources should be aligned with our mission and vision in order to maximize the opportunity for students to learn and experience success in school.
- We believe that the success of our school depends on the commitment of all staff (administrators, teachers, and support staff) to high quality standards, expectations, and performances.
- We believe that students need to not only develop a deep understanding of essential knowledge and skills, but also need to develop the capacity to apply their learning, reason, solve problems, and produce quality work.
- We believe effective collaboration and communication with families as partners in the education of their students is essential to the success of our school.
- We value a comprehensive education that provides students with multiple opportunities and connections to build relationships and engage with their school.
- We believe that all students can learn and become contributing members of society.
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Visit the page that details our Local Control Accountability Plan. The LCAP is our three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities.