The primary intent of the REACH statement is to provide parents with a clear, understandable statement as to what can be expected to happen in Vail classrooms.

A second intent is to provide teachers with a clear statement regarding expected instructional behaviors in Vail.

A committee consisting of achievement teachers and principals met to develop a statement in 2006. Initially, the group worked on simply identifying the critical components of Vail’s expectations for instruction. The group then worked on putting those components into “simple” or “non-educationese” language. Finally, the group worked to put the components into some kind of memorable format. The finished project is the REACH statement.