Our Mission

Our mission is to promote meaningful choice and diverse opportunity within public education by supporting the development of the optimal learning environment for each learner and the optimal teaching environment for each teacher.

The Heart of Our Program:

At the heart of Vision is the Learner

Learners in the program develop an individualized learning plan in consensus with their parents and their Resource Consultant, who is trained and paid by the program to support the development of the learner's and family's unique interests. By building a trusting and cooperative relationship, the Resource Consultant can clarify personal intellectual, physical, and emotional goals and coordinate resources to support reaching these goals. The learner has access to multiple schools, home study, mentors, tutors, diverse curricula, public funds, networking resources and support programs.  

Learning happens at people's homes, in the library, on field trips, in art studios ... in essence, the whole community may be involved in the young person's education.  In July of 2005 VISION moved into a new building. There is a library, kitchen, and several rooms to use for classrooms. There are also plans for additional classrooms in the future. The new building facilitates just one more aspect of learning and teaching.

Accountability results from the integrity of relationships, documentation of learning and demonstration of skill.

Delta Vision Highlights

• Serves between 250-350 students and their families each school year.
• Enrolled 130 students in the first year. 125 of those were not previously served by the public schools.
• Promotes small class size and individual attention. Each student has their own Resource Consultant, unique learning plan and schedule.
• Integrates home-schoolers, alternative community schools, community-based learners and traditional public schools.
• Supports, empowers and educates parents and families.
• Works to integrate the entire community into the educational process and promotes learner integration into the community
• Empowers learners to take ownership of their own education.

VISION emphasizes integrity through relationships, communication and mutual agreements.

Our Philosophy

We believe that children naturally learn...

We believe that children naturally learn and that given a safe, nurturing environment laden with opportunity and positive role models all people naturally grow to their highest potential.

Each person is unique and must be encouraged in his or her individual search for fulfillment.

Each person is also part of a community and must be encouraged in their search for common purpose and ways to serve. These two searches are mutually strengthening and inseparable.

We also believe that we will be served well by taking to heart the following principles:

• Support and trust each young person.
• Support and trust each parent.
• Approach and honor all others with love and respect.
• Never sacrifice the well being of a child for the future of the program.
• Program accountability is built on the integrity of individuals and relationships.
• Leadership that facilitates; membership that participates.
• Promote open and inclusive conversation. Strive for consensus.
• Do not hurry; the quality of the process is the goal.
• Maintain humor, humility and flexibility.
• Never give up on anybody; keep the door open.
• Do not do for others what they can do for themselves.
• The deepest learning often comes within the context of relationship.
• Facilitate informed, careful, and un-pressured choice. True commitment and a sense of responsibility usually follow.
• Examine carefully what we model, for that is what we teach.
• When mistakes are realized, be open and accept responsibility immediately.
• Worthwhile policies permeate every level of an organization.
• Meaningful future lives flow from meaningful present lives.
• Inspired teachers are learning, inspired learners are teaching.
• Listen well and do not respond until you find compassion and respect.
• Question everything, especially when the children's eyes cease to shine