The Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District community believes that people of character consistently demonstrate and act on the following values:

• Literacy – Acquiring information and knowledge, interpreting its value, and using it to solve real world problems
• Communication – Using interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to summarize, package, and deliver a message or an idea.
• Environmental Awareness – Be good stewards of our natural resources
• Innovation – Develop new and unique approaches
• Entrepreneurial Spirit – Willing to take a calculated risk
• Self-Discipline – Understand, consider, and accept the impact and consequences of personal actions and decisions
• Integrity – Do what is right, legally and morally.  Be willing to do what is right even when no one is looking
• Work Ethic – Strive for excellence, taking pride in their work, always giving their best efforts, persevering in spite of adversities, reflecting on the results of their efforts an applying what they’ve learned to new endeavors
• Citizenship – Contribute to the well-being of their communities (both locally and globally) as responsible citizens acting in positive and creative ways