Vision Statement
Identified secondary students who are at risk for academic failure will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to launch a successful foundation for learning in home schools in accordance with the Blueprint for Progress and the Master Plan.

Mission Statement
The Bridge Center’s mission is two-fold. It is to provide support for learning to secondary students who are at risk for academic failure due to interruptions in their education by identifying and implementing appropriate academic, behavioral, and therapeutic interventions. In addition, it is to establish a bridge between the Center’s Educational Support Plan and the comprehensive school program.

Goals

• To improve achievement through expediting appropriate academic placements of secondary students into Baltimore County home schools in the Northwest, Southwest and Southeast areas.
• To create a safe, secure, supportive learning environment as secondary students enter the Center and home schools.
• To use resources effectively and efficiently to insure optimal transition and academic success for students.
  
  

“This bridge will only take you halfway there – The last few steps you’ll have to take alone.”
-Shel Silverstein 1981

“But we will support you as you prepare to take those last few steps alone.”
-Bridge Center Staff 2005