The purpose of Mountain Brook Schools is to provide an effective, challenging, and engaging education for every one of our students. The Mountain Brook Board of Education seeks to provide its students with a curriculum that:

• Ensures the mastery of knowledge and skill necessary for success in post-secondary study and careers
• Challenges each student to do the best work of which each is capable
• Allows for individual student differences in needs, abilities, and interests
• Engages students in active learning in which they both acquire knowledge and learn to apply it in meaningful ways
• Enables students to see connections among the academic disciplines
• Enables students to become independent learners
• Is based on sound research and effective practice
• Is supported by high quality, engaging instructional materials
• Enjoys the understanding and support of faculty, parents, and community.