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Purpose, Mission, Values 


The Portage la Prairie School Division is committed to providing excellent educational programs to help students learn and mature.

The division believes strongly in the concept of community and promotes the provision of appropriate programs to meet the varied needs of students in regular classrooms from neighbourhood schools.

Special programs include learning assistance, pre-employment programs, life skills and special education.

The school division is approximately 1,500 sq kilometers in size and has a population of about 3,300 in kindergarten to Grade 12. The division also provides teachers and programs to schools on 10 area Hutterite colonies.

The PURPOSE of the Portage la Prairie School Division is:
To provide, or make provision for, appropriate schooling opportunities for students eligible to attend the Portage la Prairie School Division.

The MISSION of the Portage la Prairie School Division is:
To recognize the individual needs and potential of our students and to provide these students with the opportunity to undertake schooling experiences that will contribute to the development of their full potential. Schooling experiences will give consideration to the future demands that will be placed upon society by our rapidly changing world.

The following VALUES have been identified as a high priority and are therefore expected to be incorporated into the decision-making and behaviour of the staff and students of the Portage la Prairie School Division.

HONESTY
COOPERATION
COMMITMENT
DIGNITY
EQUALITY
COMPASSION

 

"Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence"