St. Michael Indian School provides students from local Native American communities with a quality education that is rooted in Catholic values, is sensitive to Native heritage, teaches leadership skills, and enables students to contribute in a culturally diverse world.

• Respect: we will treat each other with dignity and respect.
• Excellence: we will strive towards excellence in all areas.
• Empowerment: our decision and actions are in line with our mission.
• Cultural diversity: we value our differences and expand our awareness of others. Diversity results in better decisions.
• Openness: we will strive towards open communication and value others' viewpoints.

• Faculty retention and development;
• Curriculum development and challenging our students;
• Identifying and securing resources for our school and the students; and
• Partnering with the local community.