The ACE Mission
The Mission of ACE Leadership High School is to equip young people who love to design and build things to become leaders in the construction profession. We will serve young people who have limited means to have successful careers by caring for their intellectual, physical and emotional well-being as students.

The Four Principles of ACE:

Build your reputation – Construye tu reputacion

We’re a family — Somos una familia

Protect OUR own — Protejer lo nuestro

Do the right thing — Haz lo que es correcto

ACE Leadership High School Core Values and Guiding Principles

Core Values:

• Learning by doing, every day in every class.
• We are committed to Positive Youth Development, Project Based Learning and the ACE context to guide our work.
• We are committed to furthering the work that we have started.
• We are deliberate in the work we are doing.
• We believe that we are changing the lives of our students and that our work does not end at graduation.
• We are committed to the larger education reform movement and national benchmarking of our work.
• We are committed to furthering the construction profession and their contributions to the community.
• We are committed to accomplishing our work through partnership.
• We are committed to our vision and mission and are collaborative in our work.
• We are accountable to those we serve.

Guiding Principles:

• Our work is asset based.
• Our approach to the work is to support all youth intellectually, socially and emotionally.
• Our work is holistic and developmentally appropriate as it relates to teaching, learning, and the ACE Professions.
• Our approach is to deliver relevant learning experiences for students are driven by the best practices in ACE with a focus on the future of these professions.
• Our strategies are informed by youth for youth.
• Our work requires broad and diverse stakeholder input and support.
• Our work is integrated with the community both professionally and personally.