the mission of the van buren local schools is to provide an appropriate educational program and learning environment which will effectively:

The program will encompass those classroom, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities specially designed for students whose needs are met through special education, vocational education, and academic education.

Facilities and grounds which are conducive to acquiring knowledge, attitudes, and skills because students and staff are physically and psychologically safe and focussed on accomplishing clearly-defined objectives and goals.

Such needs consist of those learnings that each person must have to function as a responsible, productive member of society and to make it possible for the person to realize personal goals.

Students are those who are enrolled in a regular program offered by the District or through the Mill Stream Career Cooperative.

A significant educational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired will affect how a person will live his/her life.

A durable educational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired will be useful for much, if not all, of a person's lifetime.

A transferable educational goal is one in which the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes that are acquired can be applied directly to another educational program, to the world of work, and/or to one's personal life.