To provide effective and equitable access to high-quality learning opportunities to empower West Virginia students to:

• Develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills to maximize their intellectual and personal potentials;
• Encourage and promote a culture of responsibility, personal health, and social-emotional well-being to become engaged community members; and
• Anticipate and prepare for the future with a pathway to workforce readiness.

Lead a Thorough, Efficient, and Effective Educational System.

Create Access and Equity to West Virginia’s Public Education System

• Develop policy, funding, and legislative collaboration
• Partner with schools, communities, institutions of higher education, state/federal agencies, and businesses
• Facilitate access to technology, connectivity, and innovative practices

Improve Student Achievement and Accountability

Provide Access to Student Achievement and Accountability Resources/Data to County School District Staff

• Offer technical support to counties on data-driven, evidence-based best practices to improve student performance
• Gather, interpret, and report student achievement and accountability data
• Create data for county boards of education to utilize in responsible local decision-making

Develop Economic Preparedness of Students

Advance the Three Post-Secondary E’s: Education, Employment, and Enlistment

• Increase school readiness and achievement
• Expand college readiness, career readiness, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship
• Support military career options

Expand the Number of High-Quality Educators and Leaders

Elevate Educator Preparation, Recruitment, Retention, and Professional Learning

• Research and implement effective educator recruitment strategies, such as multiple pathways to teacher licensure
• Collaborate with Institutions of Higher Education
• Invest in professional learning opportunities for educators and leaders