Prince William County Public Schools

In Prince William County Public Schools, all students will learn to their fullest potential. The education of each student will be individualized and developmentally appropriate. Student learning will be enhanced by national, global, and multicultural perspectives. Students who graduate from Prince William County Public Schools will possess the basic knowledge and skills that will assure their proficiency in problem solving and the use of technology. Graduates will have a desire to learn and the skills to be lifelong learners. They will be responsible citizens. All graduates will be competent to enter the work world and prepared to pursue advanced educational opportunities.

Providing A World-Class Education means…

• The focus is on all students learning and achieving high standards.
• Instruction is engaging and rigorous.
• Reading and writing literacy is taught in all content areas.
• We support the academic, social, and emotional needs of all students.
• We support the Developmental Assets® for students.
• Schools and offices are inviting, welcoming, and customer oriented.
• We will accomplish our Strategic Plan by working together.

PWCS is committed to inclusive practices and equity to promote excellence for all. As a school community, our commitment to equity will be achieved by:

• Providing all students and staff with access to resources, opportunities, supports and interventions, to ensure that they maximize their abilities and potential.
• Providing all PWCS students and staff with resources and opportunities that align to their unique levels of need, to meet their learning, health, and safety requirements.
• Raising the achievement of all students while working to eliminate learning disparities.
• Assuring all PWCS staff members examine and interrupt beliefs, implicit and explicit biases, policies and/or practices that perpetuate systemic racism and discrimination.
• Engaging parents, guardians, and the community in Division and school programs to build connections, provide support, and foster relationships with the goal of ensuring our institutional, curricular, and instructional practices are more transparent and inclusive, relevant, meaningful, and supportive in the academic and social development of all learners.
• Examining and revising our curricular and teaching practices to ensure that they are culturally relevant and representative of the achievements of our diverse community in order to meet the social and academic needs and expectations of each student.
• Recruiting and retaining staff members who reflect the rich diversity of our community and who work to achieve equity and excellence for all students.
• Preparing all students to succeed in a multicultural, global society by teaching the contributions and viewpoints of all people in culturally relevant curricula.