We, the Horseheads School Community, want a district that:

• is nurturing and responsive;
• strives for balance in a supportive, safe, encouraging environment;
• recognizes the need for continual improvement in an ever-changing world;
• has a clearly defined focus on learning outcomes, collaboration, and support systems;
• creates an environment within which everyone can thrive and achieve his/her highest potential.

We believe:

• Everyone can achieve his/her highest potential.
• Trust is essential for growth.
• Learning is cooperative.
• Programs are inclusive.
• Success will be nurtured and expected.
• Learning is performance-based.
• Decisions are data-based.
• Responsibility, respect, and results guide our every effort.

The Horseheads Central School graduate will be ...

• a life-long learner
• a caring, productive citizen
• an effective communicator
• a creative problem-solver
• a quality decision-maker
• a healthy, well-rounded person