We believe that students, parents, and community members are partners and will work cooperatively to:

• Provide a safe, supportive, disciplined learning environment based on mutual respect
• Provide learning experiences that lead to the success of all students
• Ensure that each person is responsible for his or her own actions and decisions
• Challenge and motivate with relevant real-life situations in and out of the classroom
• Provide skills for lifelong learning
• Provide opportunities for participation in school decision making
• Emphasize the skills and knowledge necessary to become responsible citizens

Students in the Knoxville Community School District will:

• Communicate effectively (read, write, listen, speak) and perform mathimatical operations and applications
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, self-management, and sociability in personal and professional experiences
• Work with a variety of resources and technology to access information and solve problems
• Develop an appreciation and working knowledge of the fine arts, the humanities, the practical arts, and the sciences
• Think creatively and critically in making decisions and solving problems
• Develop the necessary interpersonal and work skills to succeed in the work place
• Understand and exercise civic and personal responsibilities
• Communicate ideas and feelings through a variety of effective methods
• Value and respect individual differences and adapt to a changing world
• Aquire the skills to become an independant, life-long worker
• Accept change, manage stress, and conflict in their personal and professional experiences