<p class="fontlook">Independent but never isolated, every Sacred Heart school feels the strength of belonging to a larger whole, of sharing principles and values, broad purposes, hopes and ambitions. The Goals and Criteria provide the framework within which each School of the Sacred Heart is to develop specific objectives appropriate to its local situation. Developed first in 1975, revised in 1990 and most recently in 2005 by all the faculties, trustees and administrators within the Network, the Goals and Criteria reflect the conviction that values taken for granted or left unarticulated can become inoperative. 

<p class="fontlook"><!--FOTO1-->What is a total education? The clearest explanation is set forth in the Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States, which is a formal statement of our mission as a school and as a community of learning. 

<p class="fontlook">Our goals state that we are committed to educating students to:
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<LI class="fontlook">	a personal and active faith in God
<LI class="fontlook">	a deep respect for intellectual values 
<LI class="fontlook">	a sense of social awareness and responsibility
<LI class="fontlook">	the building of community
<LI class="fontlook">	and personal growth. 
</UL>

<p class="fontlook"><!--FOTO-->In essence, our goals as educators are to nurture girls into confident, informed, spiritually centered, responsible adults. By the time a girl graduates from Carrollton, she will have the tools and internal resources to make well thought-out, mature decisions and to take an active place in an increasingly complex world. She will be prepared intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, socially and personally to successfully face the challenges of adulthood. 

<p class="fontlook">For this reason, we think of a Carrollton education as more than an education. It is the Carrollton experience. For virtually all of our graduates, it is one of the most important and formative experiences of their lives. As one graduate put it, "Carrollton has given me the self-esteem, spiritual strength, and internal discipline to strike out on my own. It has been my second home."

