Education is an investment in our children's future, our community's future, and our world's future. Coeur d'Alene Public Schools is committed to investing in educational excellence and leveraging all available personal and financial resources to make an impactful difference in our children's current and future lives. 

Our 2023-28 Strategic Plan sets forth a purposeful mission and vision for the district and measurable priorities in four areas - all focused on meeting our community's achievement goals. 

Mission Statement:

We ensure students become lifelong learners - empowered by their knowledge and skills to be responsible citizens.

Vision Statement:

Through the work of our students and faculty, we will be recognized as a high-achieving district of choice in Idaho and the Northwest.

The High Reliability Schools framework, developed by educational researcher Dr. Robert Marzano, is built around the same philosophy that guides high-reliability organizations such as the military, hospitals, and air traffic control systems. These organizations are too important to fail, so they establish specific review processes to ensure that they work at an optimal level.

There are five levels of the framework which are aligned to our strategic plan goals:

• Level 1: Safe and Collaborative Culture

• Level 2: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom

• Level 3: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

• Level 4: Standards-Referenced Reporting

• Level 5: Competency-Based Education

As a component of our strategic plan, we expect all Coeur d'Alene Public Schools to achieve level 3 certification by the end of the 2028 school year. The process of achieving HRS certification involves each school closely examining its strengths and areas for growth against established criteria and providing a portfolio for external evaluation. Even when certification is achieved, leaders continually identify areas we need to grow and verify our strengths are still effective. The result is that each Coeur d'Alene Public School can be trusted and relied upon to deliver an excellent education that meets high standards recognized by education leaders.

Here are our identified high-reliability schools and month/year of recognition: