Mission & Vision

Mission

The mission of Ophir STEAM Academy is to welcome, encourage, and educate all learners by cultivating a safe, caring, and responsible community.

Vision

Ophir STEAM Academy will be recognized as a fundamental institution in our community, dedicated to inclusive, equitable, and STEAM-focused education.

Collective Commitments

As a caring staff, working in partnership with the community, we are committed to the following:

• Providing a rigorous and relevant curriculum through the implementation of the California Common Core State Standards (including the Standards for Mathematical Practice and the College and Career Readiness Standards).
• Developing the S.T.E.A.M. program through integration of science, technology, engineering, arts/American Sign Language, and mathematics.
• Utilizing a Multi-Tiered System of Support (M.T.S.S.) which focuses on the analysis of student assessment data to provide differentiated learning opportunities (both intervention and enrichment) based upon individual student needs (including academic, social, and emotional needs).
• Living by the Ophir C.A.R.E.S. Values of creativity, achievement, responsibility, empathy and safety.
• Promoting the life-long learning of teachers and staff as evidenced through their continued professional growth and development.
• Providing regular collaboration opportunities for teachers and support staff to analyze student data, identify targeted and specific supports for the continued growth and learning of all students, and to promote best instructional practices.
• Celebrating and continuing Ophir traditions that foster a safe, happy and inclusive school climate for all students.