Core Values and Beliefs

Meaningful and engaging curriculum and instruction that is student-centered, research-based, and reflects students' diverse needs.
Life-long learners and coachable professionals.
Employees who exemplify critical values and add value to the lives of those around them.
Financial decisions that positively impact students.
Responsible stewardship, accountability to community taxpayers, and forward thinking as it pertains to budgets and finance.
An orderly, inviting, clean, healthy, safe, and secure learning environment for students and employees.
The integration of technology throughout all levels of learning to augment instruction, provide the necessary tools to ensure technological literacy, and to enhance college and career readiness.
A strong, active, and productive technology presence throughout the district.
Students that demonstrate responsible digital citizenship, are proficient utilizing and possess the skills to adapt to emerging technology.
Diversity
A positive culture reflecting a physically and emotionally safe, productive, working and learning environment.

Student achievement requires all stakeholders to be invested in our students and their college and career readiness.
Student achievement is dependent upon the collaborative efforts of administration, teachers, support staff, family, community stakeholders, and the students themselves.
All students are capable of learning and will be challenged to reach their full potential.
Curricula should be viable, aligned, rigorous, intentionally taught, learned, assessed, and reflected upon.
All employees are collectively responsible for educating our students, modeling high expectations, and positively impacting students' lives.
PTS is responsible for embracing employee strengths, cultivating areas of growth through training, and developing talent for future sustainability.
PTS has a responsibility to teach, model and foster behavior that reflects integrity, compassion, equity, and respect for all.
Community engagement creates the synergy for high achievement and student development.
Our schools are a source of pride and the foundation of a strong community.
In open and honest communication with the school community, striving to develop positive relationships, valuing the community's voice, and encouraging active community participation.
Learning is the purpose of education.