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 Our Mission

The mission of the Tacoma Public Schools is to provide excellent instruction that results in increased student achievement and to create a dynamic partnership with parents and our community.

 Our Vision

The vision of the Tacoma Public Schools is to establish and maintain an alliance among students, parents, administrators, teachers, staff and community, which will continually adapt to new situations by improving the education offered to our students in order to prepare them for the ever-changing challenges of life.

 District Improvement Goals

1.   Increase achievement for all students each year by 10%.
2.  Decrease the gap between under performing subgroups and the district average performance on the WASL by 10% annually.
3.  Decrease the dropout rate by 10% annually.
4.  Reduce the number of students not graduating by 10% annually.

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