- The Central community (including students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners) believes the following:
- The diversity of our student body is a precious asset; the inclusion and engagement of all community members is essential to our collective success.
- Our essential purpose is to foster the highest level of academic achievement for each student.
- Students thrive when provided with the necessary intellectual and emotional supports to meet the challenges of a total learning community.
- Students learn best when their curiosity is stimulated, and they are encouraged to take intellectual risks.
- The availability of robust and inclusive extra-curricular programs are essential to the positive overall experience of the school.
- Service is critical to the development of students' character and sense of civic responsibility.
- Central, as an institution, is committed to the same process of self-exploration that it cultivates in its students.
- Central strives to build a cohesive, mutually supportive, academic community to serve as a model for the community at large.