the Vibe book
Our Brands
Our Mission
Guided by a fundamental belief in the immense potential within every person, our mission is to help each student flourish – emotionally, socially, and academicallythrough positive, mentoring relationships and a personalized education experience.
Our Vision
To create the most personalized school in the world where every student has a path to success.
EPIC! - Our Core Values
Our organizational values are the pillars we stand on, the foundational beliefs that shape the way we behave, interact, and make decisions. Our values are represented by EPIC!:
xcellence
Passion
Innovation Courage
! It’s That Important!
Learn more about EPIC! in the following pages. Each “we” statement represents the way we live out our EPIC! values on a daily basis.
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Excellence
• We are committed to delivering excellence in all we do.
• We are results-focused and believe in the quantitative measurement of our efforts.
• We set high standards of performance, honor our commitments, and hold ourselves accountable to achieve outstanding results.
• We never settle for “good enough.”
Passion
• We are passionate about our mission to change education.
• We exude energy and optimism and are excited to come to work every day to serve our students and each other.
• We foster fun and celebrate our diversity.
• We believe that we can make an impact and are willing to go the extra mile to ensure our students and our schools are successful.
Innovation
• We are never satisfied and believe there is always a better way.
• We are bold and innovative, and we embrace change.
• We actively seek new and better ways by learning from other organizations and industries.
• We realize that even unsuccessful ideas and programs lead to learning and improvement.
Courage
• We have the courage to speak up and respectfully share our disagreements or concerns.
• We value the debate of ideas.
• We show up authentically for each other and hold each other accountable.
• We realize that a healthy organization is one where people are empowered and are comfortable in expressing their views and opinions and welcome feedback from others.
• We take calculated risks because we know that innovation and improvement require it.
! - It’s that Important
• We believe every person has immense potential.
• We understand that what we do has a tremendous impact on students.
• We have the ability to change people’s lives, so we seek committed people who care deeply about our mission.
• We cannot wait. We cannot settle. We cannot quit. Indeed, it’s that important!
“ your words have great power. use them to support & inspire”
Karen Salmansohn
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