Mission
Through the Oregon Small Schools Initiative, E3 seeks to create high-achieving and equitable small high schools. These schools will ensure equally high outcomes for all students so that success or failure can no longer be predicted by race, gender, home language, or economic status.

Goals
The goals of the Initiative are to close the achievement gap, increase graduation rates, and increase the number of students ready for postsecondary education.

Strategy
Through the Oregon Small Schools Initiative, E3 will support the conversion of large public high schools into multiple small schools and support the creation of new small schools throughout the state. The Initiative will act as a catalyst to transform teaching and learning, school structure, and educational policy in Oregon.

Core Agreements
Initiative Partnership Schools will:

• Pursue equity and social justice in all student interactions and school redesign efforts
• Engage the community so that it truly owns the vision for the school
• Seek instructional excellence through rigor, relevance, and relationships
• Keep students and their interests at the center of all school redesign efforts
• Develop small schools that are autonomous in six areas: budget, schedule, staffing, curriculum, space, and leadership and governance.