Leadership Village Academy Charter School deliberately set out to create a rich intellectual life and an ideal environment that would attract the best talent, support their best work, and challenge them to keep getting better. They designed a school where teachers are trusted as professionals, empowered to make important pedagogical decisions, and held accountable for achieving clear outcomes. Education is an essential human right; it is the ultimate civil right. As they work together to pursue educational equity for children, they deeply embrace the following values. And when they consider new members of the team, they seek out those who genuinely share their values and our essential traits of leadership.