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Mission, Beliefs, Strategic Plan

Our Mission
To promote high-quality education, in particular publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. This mission is accomplished through leadership, research, and service in education.

Our Beliefs
We believe in publicly supported education.

We believe that high-quality education for all is essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life.

We believe in upholding the ethical ideals of leadership, research, and service.

We believe that leadership should be nurtured and developed.

We believe that a dynamic organization incorporates the needs of its members, is responsive to the environment and trends, and changes as needed.

We believe that diversity strengthens our association.

Our Strategic Plan
Programs and services that support the PDK mission;

Advocacy on behalf of public education and the education profession;

Finance to support and enlarge the work of the association now and in the future;

Governance that enfranchises and involves all members;

Marketing to spread the word about the work of PDK;

Membership initiatives that build diversity and inclusiveness; and,