The Milpitas Unified School District develops students who are both engaged in lifelong learning and are successful citizens in the 21st century.

• Every Student Valued.
• Every Student Challenged.
• Every Student Successful.

Students will be collaborative workers who:
* Define and work toward achievement of group goals.
* Use interpersonal skills effectively
* Acknowledge the opinions and contributions of others.
* Perform a variety of roles within a group.

Students will be self-directed learners who:
* Prioritize, evaluate and adjust personal actions affecting well-being.
* Manage time efficiently.
* Manage personal resources; e.g., money and property.

Students will be participants in society who:
* Actively and positively contribute to a community (including the classroom).
* Take responsibility for their actions.
* Understand social issues and respect different points of view.

Students will be information processors who:
* Use a variety of resources and techniques to gather information.
* Adapt to new ideas and changing technologies.
* Identify and select the appropriate resources and technologies for given tasks.

Students will be effective communicators who:
* Speak clearly and correctly to a variety of audiences.
* Read for understanding, listen actively and ask clarifying questions.
* Express thoughts and convey information in correct written form.
* Use the most appropriate medium to present information.

Students will be complex thinkers who:
* Identify and solve problems in a variety of settings.
* Make decisions reasonably, logically, and flexibly.
* Recognize choices in applying ideas and concepts.