TCCES - Mission/Vision

TCCES Mission & Vision

Mission Statement

Twin City Catholic Educational System, in partnership with family, Church and community, provides a quality Catholic education that is focused on faith, academics, service and personal development from preschool through high school to influence a rapidly changing world.

Vision Statement

Faith

To foster gospel values by teaching Catholic doctrine and providing programs with Jesus Christ as our model and inspiration.
To be a welcoming educational community - for students, families, faculty, and staff of all faith traditions - by teaching acceptance, tolerance, and respect for all.
To enrich and deepen each student's relationship with God through prayer, Eucharist, and the sacraments.
To promote peace, justice, and concern for those less fortunate.
To encourage and support vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Learning

To provide a learning environment conducive to academic excellence where the spiritual, moral, intellectual, emotional, physical, cultural, and social needs of each student can be met.
To ensure that faculty recognize various learning styles and vary teaching methods accordingly to engage each student as an active learner.
To engage in collaborative planning and problem-solving that results in a relevant organizational vision, grounded in faith, that is supported by the TCCES Board, principals, faculty, and staff.
To attract and retain quality teachers, staff and administrators who support the TCCES mission.
To encourage and facilitate the ongoing professional development of all faculty and administrative staff.
To encourage development of the whole person by providing access to a wide range of cultural, academic, and co-curricular activities.

Service

To adopt an ongoing stewardship model for TCCES which embraces the principles of Prayer, Service, and Sharing.
To help students acquire a clear set of values which will guide their actions, choices, and decisions throughout life.
To provide opportunities for students and staff to participate in serving those in need.
To provide service opportunities focused on global awareness and social justice.

Community

To build a Catholic community, within a Christian atmosphere, which is stimulating and challenging, positive and innovative, courteous and congenial.
To generate and properly steward the financial resources necessary to meet the present and future needs of TCCES.
To commit that no parish member is ever turned away from a TCCES school because of a genuine inability to pay.
To encourage the cooperation among Church, school, home, and the community that is essential to the educational process.
To recognize and address the unique challenges and opportunities of all educational levels available through TCCES.
To encourage cooperation among campuses and educational levels; collaborating when possible, assisting when feasible, and functioning independently when necessary.