Mission and Goals

Vision:

Bloomfield Hills Schools will empower every student to achieve their goals through a system that is inclusive and equitable for all.

Mission:

Bloomfield Hills Schools prepares all students to be lifelong learners and engaged citizens in a safe and supportive environment that is equitable and inclusive. Led by high expectations, Bloomfield Hills Schools students discover and pursue their unique potential.

Strategic Plan Goals

GOAL #1

BHS will provide an educational experience where all learners are empowered to reach their unique potential reflecting the BHS "Portrait of Learner."

What is the BHS "Portrait of a Learner?"

Objectives

BHS will adopt measurable best practices in:

Providing experiential, student-centered learning, emphasizing a high level of effective research and inquiry throughout the curriculum.
Optimizing our use of time to best support the learning needs of students and staff.
Implementing multiple ways for students to show evidence of learning.
Providing all students a rigorous curriculum aligned to standards for every subject.
Ensuring ongoing opportunities for student choice and voice across all disciplines.
Ensuring that students of all abilities are offered the consistent and coherent support needed to reach their potential (MTSS, 504, IEP, etc.)
Educating the whole child and intentionally planning for the social/emotional well-being of all students.

GOAL #2

BHS will maximize and equitably allocate resources to achieve District goals.

Ensure safe and secure facilities.
Support students’ learning and engagement with state of the art facilities, technology and materials.
Expand availability and community use of district facilities.
Develop multiple revenue streams and cost sharing opportunities.
Support the continued growth of the Bloomfield Hills Schools Foundation.
Establish a review process to assess how programs affect students in order to allocate resources equitably to cover the full range of student needs and abilities.
Create a broad-based collaborative of stakeholders to attract and retain families with school age children to Bloomfield Hills Schools.

GOAL #3

BHS will continue to attract, retain, and develop a high quality workforce that supports every student through:

GOAL #4

BHS provides all community members with information to be engaged and empowered.

Goal #5

Goal #5: Bloomfield Hills Schools will foster, encourage, and develop a diverse culture where equity and inclusion are at the forefront of decision making processes: multiple perspectives are shared, celebrated and included, empowering students and staff with the knowledge, experiences, and skills necessary/needed to make the world a just and equitable place for all.

School leaders will create and maintain inclusive spaces for sharing information and gathering feedback from students on decisions that directly impact them and provide opportunities that include them in the decision making process, helping us to identify (implicit and explicit) the justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) challenges that exist.
Developing and sustaining infrastructures supported by policies and procedures that build an environment that fosters a culture of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) across all areas of the district.
Presenting students and staff with tools needed to become advocates for themselves and others.

Core Beliefs & Values

We believe:

Excellence

Every student is capable of excellence, and we must work daily to cultivate and honor the multifaceted talents of all our students.
High expectations, goals, and standards must be set for all students and staff based on relevant data, with accountability for results.
All student experiences are important, and the whole child must be educated by striving for excellence in academic, artistic, physical, interpersonal, service, vocational, and avocational pursuits.
Our district must inspire a passion for lifelong learning in students and staff.
Decisions must be evidence-based wherever applicable.

Innovation

We must foster and support social emotional wellness, curiosity, creativity, open mindedness, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving in our students and staff.
We must embrace a growth mindset so staff and students willingly take on challenges.
We must cultivate an environment where we honor student choice, student voice, and flexibility in creating and implementing curricula and instruction.

Equity

We must critically examine and regularly adapt our efforts to eliminate the effects of educational debt, created by our past and present economic and sociopolitical systems, on student outcomes by providing equitable educational experiences for all students.
All resources must be directed with the goal of achieving educational equity according to need, so that all students have the opportunity to learn and develop to their highest potential.

Respect and Inclusion

We must create an atmosphere where every child is recognized by their individuality and feels they have a trusted adult who knows their name, strengths, and needs.
Every student deserves a trusting and empathetic environment where everyone feels safe and valued.
Recognizing the uniqueness and dignity of individuals of every race, religion, ethnicity, primary language, class, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, learning style, and ability is critical to our success.
We must value and build upon the strengths of our diverse community.

Ethics

We must cultivate an environment in which all students and adults take responsibility for their individual and collective behavior.
We must cultivate a culture of collegiality, collaboration, transparency, and honesty.
Students should become citizens who care about and contribute to their community and the world.
Collaborative partnerships with families, students, school, and community are needed to support our public school system as the cornerstone of our democracy.

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