In the learning process, students will be given extensive opportunity to:

• Apply safety practices
• Employ curiosity inquiry, critical thinking, and problem solving
• Connect to prior knowledge
• Collaborate with other students and display respect for diversity
• Demonstrate the processes of research and design
• Experience a wide range of "hands-on" activities using state of the art 
• technology
• Be accountable and accept responsibility for their learning

Core Values

• Safety
• Relevancy
• Investigative Process
• Technology
• Accountability and Responsibility
• Expanding Vision

Lee  science teachers will:

• Provide a safe environment for students
• Align content with North East Standards/TEKS
• Plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, challenging variety of activities with a commitment to high achievement for all students
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies to correct misconceptions and connect prior knowledge to establish relevancy
• Recognize that discourse among students about scientific ideas and science related social issues is an important part of critical thinking and problem solving
• Use technology as an enabler of inquiry in authentic settings
• Integrate and connect science with all disciplines
• Nurture collaboration among students
• Encourage a high level of curiosity that leads to independent research and design
• Refine planning and monitor the results
• Engage in professional development
• Promote collegiality among K-12 teachers to strengthen curriculum articulation
• Identify and utilize community resources
• Assess student's understanding and abilities using multiple methods including performance-based evaluations