Somerset County has embraced a mission, set of beliefs, and specific parameters to guide the Master Plan development, implementation, and evaluation.

   The mission of Somerset County Public Schools is to unite the best efforts of our entire community in order to assure that all students achieve high standards, graduate from high school, and are equipped with the skills and behaviors needed to attain success in a rapidly changing world.

The Master Plan Steering Team established three key goals describing what Somerset County wants for its children.

 ·              All Somerset County students will reach high standards at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts, mathematics, and science by or before 2013-2014.

We want our students’ educational experiences to be personalized and individually monitored for growth and improvement.

We want our families and our community to be active participants in the educational process.

 ·              All Somerset County students will be taught by highly qualified teachers by or before 2005-2006.

We want our students’ teachers to be highly qualified, passionate educators who will optimize our students’ engagement in school, their academic growth and achievement, and their healthy social emotional development.

We want program offerings, delivery, and evaluation procedures in each school that expands and enhances each student’

 ·              All Somerset County students will be educated in learning environments that are safe, drug free, and conducive to learning.

We want an effective and consistently administered county-wide disciplinary system for our students.

We want our students, our families, and our community to take pride in Somerset County Public Schools and to be committed to the school and students’ success.