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Welcome to The Heritage School—Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence!

Since opening our doors in 1995, Heritage has served as a parent School of Choice, offering a unique blend of rigorous academics, supportive partnerships, and strong character development. As we mark our 30th Anniversary, we are especially proud to add two new distinctions to our legacy of success:

2025 California Distinguished School Award
Platinum-Level PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports) School

These honors affirm what our community already knows—Heritage students soar when high expectations, exceptional teaching, and committed families come together.

Our Mission:

At The Heritage School, we ensure that students reach their highest potential through engaging, rigorous curriculum, a safe and caring environment, and a supportive partnership between staff, parents, and students. Through this shared commitment, we uphold the Heritage tradition of academic excellence and strong character.

Our Vision:

The Heritage School’s Vision clarifies the course we chart to bring our mission to life.

1. Engaging and Rigorous Curriculum

High Expectations: Set clear, ambitious goals for academic achievement, with teachers and parents/guardians modeling and encouraging excellence. All students demonstrate proficiency in grade-level essential academic standards.
Personalized Learning: Design engaging lessons that meet diverse student needs and foster analytical and creative problem-solving, while incorporating differentiated instruction and advanced coursework where appropriate.
Recognizing Excellence: Celebrate student and teacher accomplishments through awards, assemblies, and public recognition.
Ongoing Collaboration and Professional Development: Create common formative and summative assessments and analyze data to inform next steps for instruction, intervention, and extension/enrichment. Provide staff with training and resources to stay at the forefront of educational best practices.

2. Safe and Caring Environment

Safety Measures: Implement clear safety protocols and create a physically secure campus.
Positive Relationships: Build positive relationships that encourage mutual respect among students, staff, and families to support a strong, cohesive community and ensure every student feels valued and supported.
Character Development: Integrate lessons on integrity, respect, responsibility, and empathy into instruction. Encourage students to participate in community service projects that build leadership and compassion.
Behavior Support and Interventions: Foster accountability and growth through positive discipline strategies including setting, practicing, and modeling clear and consistent expectations, holding students accountable for their actions, providing support and intervention as needed, and celebrating success.
Social-Emotional Support: Establish counseling programs and character education initiatives to nurture emotional well-being and resilience.

3. Supportive Partnerships

Collaboration: Maintain a strong network where staff, parents, and students work together to support learning goals and behavior expectations.
Communication: Use diverse communication channels to engage parents/guardians and the broader community as active partners in student success.
Parent Involvement: Support student success by engaging as active partners in education through:
- Supporting student attendance
- Attending school events and meetings
- Helping students with homework
- Volunteering in classrooms or at school events

Proven Results

Heritage consistently earns some of the highest CAASPP scores in the High Desert and San Bernardino County. Our long-standing record of success—both in academics and in cultivating responsible, compassionate citizens—speaks for itself. Our VIPA (Very Important Parent Association) and Advisory Board—made up of parents, teachers, students, and administration—shape school decisions and events. We invite every family to be involved, whether by volunteering, attending meetings, or supporting learning at home.

As we step into our fourth decade, we remain committed to helping every child “Soar to Academic Success!” Thank you for being part of the Heritage family and for partnering with us to make these next thirty years even brighter.

The Heritage Partnership is what we are all about at our school of choice!

The Heritage Partnership is a symbol created by the staff and Advisory Board that represents the fundamental belief of our school community and is the reason we are so successful; we work together for our kids.

First of all, we speak often of the Tripod of Responsibility, resting equally with school, parents, and the student. If any of the three parts fails in its obligation, we all fail. The goal and assumed result of this team effort is Academic Excellence. It would be simple to stop there and admire what we can achieve.

Heritage Eagles, however, are far more ambitious! Academic Excellence is a broad goal, and achievement of that goal will look different for every child. Academic Excellence is built upon Standards, both state and national academic standards, as well as the high standards we, the students, staff, and parents, set for ourselves. These high expectations develop strong Responsibility in students that will help prepare them for the rigor of high school, college, and beyond. Finally, being a Heritage student means that you have within you a solid Character, one that is demonstrated in your integrity, your honesty, your pride in your school, your country, and yourself!

When you ask what makes The Heritage School so uniquely successful, look in the mirror! You make it different. I make it different. Your child, with his or her personality and heart and desire, makes it different. We all contribute our unique talents and commitment to make this school one of a kind. We are partners in this effort, we are in this together. We all want to provide your child – EVERY CHILD – the very best education we can. That is …

The Heritage Partnership!