The mission of West Allegheny School District, a leader in quality education, is to ensure that each student acquires the necessary knowledge and skills to be a responsible citizen, prepared for life-long learning and employment; this is accomplished by providing meaningful and personally challenging learning experiences within a safe, nurturing environment in partnership with family and community.

· Quality education is essential to sustain our democratic society.

· Education benefits people throughout their lives.

· Every person is valuable and worthy of respect.

· All people can and want to learn.

· Quality education is a shared responsibility among students, family, school, and community.

· Higher expectations lead to higher performance.

· Family support provides a strong foundation for individual learning.

· Each individual is unique and capable of reaching higher levels of performance given the proper conditions.