The mission of Daviess County Public Schools is to prepare students to succeed for life by meeting the individual needs of students, ensuring quality instruction, and developing a learning community. Our plan to meet the individual needs of students: *Eliminate barriers to learning *Provide a safe, orderly, and nurturing school environment *Promote physical and emotional wellness *Allocate resources based on need *Increase the number of graduates attending post-secondary institutions *Ensure continuous academic growth *Increase participation in co-curricular activities Our plan to ensure quality instruction: *Recruit and retain outstanding employees *Support instructional leadership *Increase job-embedded professional development *Increase effective use of technology *Increase differentiated instruction *Increase authentic engagement *Implement a continuous assessment model *Apply resources based on need Our plan to develop a learning community: *Support development of positive, appropriate, and caring relationships *Develop leadership opportunities for all employees and students *Develop a DCPS education foundation that supports learning *Provide a variety of opportunities to encourage family involvement *Partner with business and industry to enhance learning *Promote the expectation of life-long learning