Our mission emerges from acknowledging the five characteristics of effectiveness as defined by Ron Edmunds. These characteristics of visionary leadership, consensus of school purpose, a safe and orderly climate, high expectations, and on-going evaluation are integral elements of the 308 concept. We accept the challenge to move the school from being "just" effective to becoming excellent. Asa Hilliard's concept of excellence is "our current ceiling for where we take children is really where the floor should be, and the vast untapped potential of children is as great as the untapped potential of teachers who serve them." Our mission is to embrace this "will to excellence" as we restructure education at this gifted village, to unleash the full potential of every teacher and all of their students.