The mission of the Peoria Public Schools, the cornerstone of academic excellence and the unifying force of our diverse community, is to ensure that each student reaches his or her full academic and personal potential and is a well-balanced citizen through an educational approach characterized by: continuously redefining teaching and learning, optimizing technology to transform the system, providing safe and nurturing environments, engaging and enabling families, effecting community partnerships, embracing and honoring all aspects of diversity, and guaranteeing professional staff who are committed to students.

Strategies

We will ensure the effectiveness of all staff.

We will reconceptualize teaching and learning so that each student can achieve his or her educational plan.

We will create optimal learning environments.

We will establish a culture of learning throughout the community.

We will involve the community in our schools and our schools in the community.

We will ensure the full participation of all families in the education of their children.

We will achieve unity by honoring our diversity.