• employ critical thinking, speaking, reading, and digital literacy skills as responsible, effective agents in the world; 
• develop creativity and personal voice;
• cultivate and maintain a rich interior intellectual and emotional world;
• recognize, analyze, and question socially constructed roles including race, class, gender, and sexual orientation;
• actively listen to multiple perspectives with compassion and a commitment to justice.

English classrooms where

• students experience an interdependent learning community in which they work collaboratively with classmates and teachers to make meaning;
• the classroom culture is process-oriented and growth-minded and supports multi-modal learning;
• the demographic makeup of the students is representative of the school as a whole and achievement is not racially predictable;
• choices of texts reflect awareness of the multiple identities and needs of students;
• both traditional and emerging technologies facilitate student engagement and expression;
• reading and a love of literature and language are cultivated and intrinsically valued.

An English Division that

• collaborates as a nurturing community of teachers, scholars, and learners committed to best practice and reflection;
• supports ongoing professional growth and participates in the broader educational arena;
• designs and maintains a purposefully aligned course sequence and curriculum that meets the needs of all students and ensures consistent outcomes within a grade level and across grade levels;
• works intentionally to eliminate systemic barriers and inhibitors to success and growth.