What are Parameters

"Parameters define what a school in relation to its Mission will or will not do or become. The overriding example of a Parameter is that the school is Catholic. This positions Catholic as a noun rather than an adjective. This is a constant ... By definition, a Parameter is a constant in a given setting that may be a variable in other contexts. It is a limit or boundary the school places on itself. In the best sense, Parameters set in place protective mechanisms that help focus the Mission statement."

Taken from: Validating the Vision: An Assessment Protocol for Mission Effectiveness, Institutional Accreditation, and Strategic Planning in the Catholic High School. Mary Frances Taymans, SND, EdD National Catholic Educational Association: Washington, D.C., 1999. Page 24 - 26

Salesianum School's Finalized Parameters

We will always:

• Be a Roman Catholic school shaped by the Oblate Salesian tradition.
  
  
• Offer the most effective and relevant curriculum for our students.
  
  
• Strive to create an academically, socially, ethnically, and economically diverse student population.
  
  
• Partner with our families in the education of our students.
  
  
• Provide a program that prepares students to be lifelong learners.
  
  
• Affirm the value of forming young men to be gentlemen: men of integrity open to serving the Church and society.
  
  
• Promote an activities program that fully complements and enhances the academic program.