Welcome to IOTA Community Schools
IOTA Community Schools marks a new era in education, founded by a team with a rich history of advancing educational standards through their work at Green Dot Public Schools. Our mission is bold yet straightforward: to transform public education, ensuring every student is equipped for college, leadership, and life.
At IOTA, we firmly believe in providing every student with equitable access to top-tier academic opportunities that cater to their unique needs.
Our Mission
IOTA Community Schools is relentlessly pursuing excellence, guided by fostering relationships, accountability, determination, and justice.
Our Vision
IOTA Community Schools is creating access to comprehensive opportunities as we embrace each student and prepare them for life through innovative and transformative academics while building sustainable pathways to economic growth.
Core Values & Guiding Principles
Relationships
- Because we believe in the power of trust, we speak to one another in open, honest, and direct communication.
- Because we believe in the power of respect, we provide space for each voice to be heard and honor each individual’s lived experience.
- Because we believe in the power of shared understanding, we ensure each individual understands his/her unique contribution to reach their full potential.
Accountability
- Because we believe in taking full ownership of learning, we consistently seek solutions and reflect to improve our practices in pursuit of our goals.
- Because we believe in taking full ownership of a growth mindset, we see challenges as opportunities while we persevere through failure and celebrate each other’s successes.
- Because we believe in taking full ownership of actions, we accept responsibility for our choices and the resulting outcomes and apply new learning to future situations.
Determination
- Because we believe in maintaining persistence, we do not give up when faced with obstacles and learn from our mistakes.
- Because we believe in maintaining focus, we ensure our actions are aligned with our goals as we learn and grow.
- Because we believe in maintaining purposefulness, we strive for excellence.
Justice
- Because we believe in cultivating diversity, we celebrate, respect, and value all perspectives and lived experiences in our community.
- Because we believe in cultivating advocacy, we equip and empower each individual to speak for themselves to foster a culture of inclusivity.
- Because we believe in cultivating integrity, we operate transparently by doing what is fair and just.
“BE EXCELLENT IN ALL THAT YOU DO, BECAUSE SMALL THINGS CREATE BIG IMPACT“