Mission Statement

Tapestry Charter School provides a challenging and rigorous education in an environment that emphasizes diversity, compassion, collaboration, community, creativity, and leadership, so that students are academically and socially prepared to meet the demands of further education while maturing into productive and caring adults with a lifelong passion for learning.

Philosophy

1. Buffalo needs a high school that has High Expectations for all students and believes all students can excel. Tapestry Charter High School will emphasize:
• Rigorous Academics
• Teamwork and Social Justice
• Physical and Emotional Fitness
• Appreciation for the Arts
• Family and Community Engagement
2. Buffalo needs a high school where students experience Real-World Learning. At Tapestry Charter High School, academic expeditions will grab their interest, motivate them to work hard, and help them to use the information they learn. Real-world expeditions will spur students to achieve more than they ever imagined they could.
3. Buffalo needs a high school where each student has an Individual Learning Plan that documents his or her strengths, needs, and goals. At Tapestry Charter High School, each student will have guidance from trusted adults throughout the school year to ensure he or she has the enrichment and the remedial support needed to excel. Each student will be known and valued. Each student will learn resilience, perseverance, and self-discipline, as well as facts.
4. Buffalo needs a high school with a School Culture of Caring, where students, staff, and families practice cooperation, compassion, tolerance, and patience with each other. At Tapestry Charter High School, productive, respectful relationships will be at the heart of the team effort. Students and staff will learn to be mindful of their feelings and their actions toward themselves and others.
5. Buffalo needs a high school with an emphasis on High Quality Professional Development. At Tapestry Charter High School, each staff member will benefit from a professional development plan, so that his or her own learning never stops. Teachers will have the tools they need to meet the challenges of every school day.
6. Buffalo needs a high school with Opportunities for Family and Community Involvement. At Tapestry Charter High School, adults from all areas of students' lives and communities will support each other, so that students can build their best futures. Students will design and provide authentic service projects for the community. Active collaboration with Canisius College will widen community connections and support the foundations of the school.

Goals

• All students will graduate with a Regents diploma.
• All students will be ready for college when they graduate.
• All students will develop maturity, self-knowledge, and confidence.
• All students will be known well and valued as individuals.
• All staff will be driven by the goal of student learning, with no excuses for student failure.