Every student has the innate potential to succeed in college, leadership, and life. Every student brings a wealth of experiences to the classroom and is capable of achieving at high levels.

We have an ongoing commitment to learn, grow, and strive for excellence in everything we do. Self-reflection and an earnest desire to continually improve are integral components of our organization at every level.

Achieving excellence requires each of us to take responsibility for the growth of our students, colleagues, and the organization. We rise together to meet the toughest challenges.  We all play an active part in both removing barriers to student success and empowering our students to overcome those obstacles themselves.

We recognize our students and their families as individuals, amplify their voices, and demonstrate what can be accomplished by working together.

We are more powerful together than we are alone: our individual impact is magnified in partnership. Our school leaders regularly engage teachers in decision-making through professional communities of practice. Our school communities nurture the political power of our parents to demand meaningful change in their neighborhoods. And our schools build alliances with community partners to help remove barriers to student learning. Across the organization, Green Dot consistently promotes an environment of collaboration.

We have been rooted in diversity, equity and inclusion since our founding in 1999. Our mission to transform public education for all students is premised on the belief that public schools can do better and must provide students of color with rigorous and equitable learning experiences. We continue to fortify our commitment by hiring teachers and school leaders  of color with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. We embed a culturally responsive learning focus throughout our academic and extracurricular programming.