PURPOSE The Houston Independent School District exists to strengthen the social and economic foundation of Houston by assuring its youth the highest-quality elementary and secondary education available anywhere.
 		   STRATEGIC INTENT To earn so much respect from the citizens of Houston that HISD becomes their prekindergarten through grade 12 educational system of choice.
GOALS    
The district’s primary goal is to increase student achievement.

Primary Goal 1: Increase Student Achievement
HISD student performance will demonstrate gains as evidenced by scores on TAKS, SAT, and other state and national tests, while performance gaps between minority and non-minority students will narrow.

Additional goals are established in support of increasing student achievement, as follows:

Goal 2: Provide a Safe Environment
The district shall develop and implement a strategic plan with specific long-range actions that ensure the safety and security of all who are at district schools and facilities or attending district-related events.

Goal 3: Increase Management Efficiency
HISD will have in place a decentralized organizational structure with operational practices and procedures that distinguish between the school district’s pedagogical and business aspects and employ best practices with proven business and administrative operational principles for efficient delivery of services and goods to the schools.
 

   Goal 4: Improve Public Support and Confidence in Schools
The local, state, and national public will view HISD as a large urban district in which achievement is primary, performance is high, educators accept responsibility for student learning, administrators and support-services personnel exist to support the relationship between teacher and student, accountability exists at all levels, and there is respect among all segments of the community. Concomitantly, public confidence in public schools will improve.

Goal 5: Create a Positive District Culture
HISD will have a clearly articulated purpose, with specific goals and objectives that support it. Those will serve as the catalysts for creating a powerful sense of community and shared direction among HISD personnel, parents, students, and the public.

Goal 6: Provide Facilities-to-Standard Program
There will be in place a program designed to make all necessary repairs and renovations to bring HISD facilities up to standard. The plan will include the level of long-range and preventive maintenance necessary to keep the buildings properly up to standard.

CORE VALUES		    
Safety Above All Else—Safety takes precedence over all else. A safe environment must be provided for every student and employee.

Student Learning Is the Main Thing—All decisions and actions, at any level, focus on and support “the main thing”: effective student learning.

Focus on Results and Excellence—Each employee focuses on results and excellence in individual and organizational efforts.
 		   Parents Are Partners—Parents are valued partners in the educational process, serving as the child’s teacher in the home. All school and district activities will give proper consideration to the involvement of parents.

Common Decency—All members of the organization, both students and employees, deserve and must receive respectful and courteous treatment.

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