BOE Mission, Vision, Commitments
Mission Statement
Students who graduate from the Milford Public Schools will demonstrate mastery of reading, writing and numeracy. Students will comprehend, organize and analyze information in order to independently solve problems and articulate solutions. Students will demonstrate the attributes of good citizenship and community/school engagement.
Vision Statement (Milford Board of Education)
Milford Public Schools will be a progressive school district in which students are prepared to achieve at their highest level, surrounded by an engaged community that is proud of its educational system.
Milford Public Schools Commitments
1. We are committed to continually growing a learning community rooted in strong, trusting, and dependable relationships. Through these meaningful relationships, learners will discover who they are, cultivate abilities to shape their own lives, and learn how to engage with and contribute to the greater community.
2. We are committed to expanding and strengthening our relationships within the Milford community at large by recognizing that strong partnerships between our schools, families, and community stakeholders increase opportunities for student success.
3. We are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and secure climate that promotes a supportive academic, social, emotional and physical learning environment.
4. We are committed to consistently engineering, supporting and celebrating high-quality instruction that engages all learners in cultivating scholarship, personal development, citizenship, creativity, and innovation.
5. We are committed to laying a foundation that fosters an environment of unity that addresses race, equity and social justice in a safe and supportive learning environment. It is essential to the progress of all people in our learning community that we take deliberate steps to make clear that people who have been historically marginalized are fully included and valued.
6. We are committed to engineering a professional learning system that is responsive to the needs of our adult learners and will support high quality instruction. Our aim is to build and support ongoing collaborative relationships that encourage risk taking designed to improve instructional practices.
7. We are committed to curricula that are rooted in high-quality learning experiences, are aligned to prioritized standards, and are grounded in Milford’s Vision of the Learner. All learners will engage in authentic experiences that are embedded in scholarship, personal development, citizenship, creativity, and innovation.
8. We are committed to attracting, recruiting, retaining and fostering a diverse community of talented professionals.
9. We are committed to operational excellence that ensures Milford Public Schools invests in the newest and most advanced practices to ensure relevant and progressive educational opportunities for all students.
Milford Board of Education Approved: May 24, 2021