Performance and Progress
Mission
Our mission is to provide
education that prepares the
diverse adult immigrant
population of Washington, DC
to become invested, productive
citizens and members of
American society who give
back to family and community.
The school accomplishes this
through excellence in teaching
and learning in partnership with
the community by fostering a
safe and compassionate learning
environment.
Mission Goals
The Carlos Rosario School
mission is divided into two
sections: what we aim to achieve
and how we plan to achieve it.
The first section of our mission
is to “provide education that
prepares the diverse adult
immigrant population of
Washington, DC to become
invested, productive citizens
of American society, who give
back to family and community.”
Here at the Carlos Rosario
School we offer a broad array
of programs within a holistic
model of education combining
foundational skills instruction
with workforce development and
comprehensive support services.
Participation in American society
takes on many forms for our
students including learning
English to better navigate within
their communities, applying
English skills to helping their
children with homework, passing
the GED test in order to pursue
higher education goals, and
earning workforce credentials
through our workforce training
program which in turn results in
job placements and promotions.
The second section of the mission
states that “The School aims
to accomplish [our mission]
through excellence in teaching
and learning in partnership with
the community by fostering a
safe and compassionate learning
environment.” The School
recruits experienced teachers
with advanced degrees in TESOL,
Adult Education, Linguistics
and related fields. To maintain
teacher quality, the