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School committee adopts "Thrive" mission and core beliefs, aligning strategy to equity audit
Summary
The committee adopted a concise mission—"In partnership with the community, our students will thrive"—and a core-belief framework (Trust, High expectations, Respect, Inclusion, Voice, Equity) developed during the district’s strategic-planning process and tied to an equity audit.
The South Kingstown School Committee voted to adopt a short mission statement and a core-belief framework designed to guide the district’s strategic planning and align actions with recommendations from an equity audit.
Superintendent James Pedraza presented the proposed language and the strategic-planning subcommittee’s recommendation to remove the word “draft” and formally adopt the mission: “In partnership with the community, our students will thrive.” He also recommended adoption of the Thrive core-belief framework: trust, high…
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