TOPS Mission

 

We are committed to educating our students by using an anti-bias, multicultural approach in a safe and stimulating environment.  We help all students to learn, to understand and honor diversity, to respect and care for themselves and others, to be responsible, and to achieve a high level of academic excellence.  By eliminating the achievement gap, all students will meet or exceed standards, including those students historically underserved by the public school system.

 

TOPS Vision

 

We are creating a school that empowers students to be active participants, leaders, learners, and contributors to social justice.

 

Anti-Bias Goals

 

1.         Nurture each child’s construction of a knowledgeable, confident self-concept and group identity.

 

2.         Promote each child’s comfortable, empathetic, interaction with people from diverse backgrounds.

                                                                                                                                                 

3.         Foster each child’s critical thinking about bias.

 

4.         Cultivate each child’s ability to stand up for her/himself and for others in the face of bias.