Mission Statement
Francis Howell High School is committed to working in partnership with the community (staff, students, parents, and community members) to provide a quality learning environment that promotes continuous improvement for students in achievement, attachment and awareness.
Vision Statements
The Francis Howell High School Community will provide a high quality educational experience that will result in students possessing the necessary knowledge and skills to become life-long learners and be positive contributors within their community.
The Francis Howell High School Community will provide an environment which develops a sense of personal and school pride, cultural awareness and tolerance.
R.I.S.E. Value Statements
Staff - The FHHS Viking Staff commits to leading growth, building positive relationships, and honoring the dignity of all students, staff, parents, and community members by:
- Respect
- Beginning with the belief in the good intentions of others.
- Fostering inclusive learning environments that build a sense of belonging.
- Integrity
- Accepting and providing meaningful, timely feedback as a means of growth; seeking to build trust.
- Taking ownership in school-wide leadership opportunities.
- Scholarship
- Building students' necessary life skills, such as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, citizenship, and honorable character.
- Providing engaging, real-world learning experiences in leading students to stretch to be their best.
- Following the Professional Learning Community (PLC) process through clear learning targets, data based decisions, and strategic professional development.
- Empathy
- Learning, teaching, and modeling ways of validating others perspectives.
- Building community by promoting feelings of physical and psychological safety.
Parents - We will:
- Respect
- Encourage and teach respect, integrity, tolerance, and responsibility.
- Integrity
- Discuss and monitor stretch goals and positive expectations with our children.
- Make a commitment to help our children make good decisions.
- Scholarhship
- Build students' necessary life skills, such as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, citizenship, and honorable character.
- Participate in school events, such as open house, parent/teacher conferences, etc.
- Partner with the FHHS staff to prepare our children for a meaningful post-high school experience.
- Empathy
- Create and support environments of honesty and trust among our children and the school staff.
- Encourage student involvement in school activities to build academic, social, and behavioral success.
Students - We will:
- Respect
- Show respect for teachers, parents, community, peers, and ourselves.
- Integrity
- Take responsibility for learning and actions.
- Have a positive attitude.
- Scholarship
- Set and strive to reach stretch goals.
- Support and participate in school activities to build academic, social, and behavioral success.
- Empathy
- Learn and develop necessary life skills, such as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, citizenship, and honorable character, to make healthy life choices and achieve success.