Welcome to Hughes Center. As we begin the 2007-2008 school year, each student, parent, and staff member is asked to rededicate himself/herself to the Paideia belief that "the clearer and higher the expectations, the better the response."

Hughes Center is a team-based magnet school dedicated to the Paideia philosophy. The Paideia philosophy is based upon the belief that all students can be successful in a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Students are expected to exceed the district's minimum requirements for promotion/ graduation. Teams of teachers and students improve student learning through better student-teacher relationships, student accountability, and home-school communication. Team leaders, in conjunction with program facilitators, provide leadership to ensure that all students in their program achieve academic, personal, and social success.

Hughes Center is proud to be a school community where every member contributes to a positive learning environment in which all students can flourish. To maximize personal growth, all members of the Hughes Center community must accept their respective responsibilities.

• Students will attend school daily, participate in school and class activities, complete all assignments, and behave in a manner that demonstrates respect for self, others, and education.
• Parents will encourage and support their child's efforts to meet school, family, and community expectations relative to attendance, academic performance, classwork, and citizenship.
• Staff members will provide each student with quality daily learning activities and help each child develop to his/her fullest potential intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically.

These expectations can be achieved through commitment, acceptance of personal responsibility, hard work, and mutual respect. The quality of education at Hughes Center will be determined by the combined efforts of all members of the school community. Together we can achieve educational excellence. We look forward to another successful school year.