The mission of California School Nurses Organization, the leading force for excellence in school health services, is to ensure that school nurses optimize student health and enhance learning through a network distinguished by:

• Facilitating grassroots efforts within regional sections

• Developing and providing professional learning opportunity
• Fostering the development of leaders
• Conducting research and using evidence based practice
• Providing standards of care
• Advocating for school health services.

• The health, well-being and safety of the student is always our highest priority.
• We never compromise the quality of our care and services.
• We respect the worth and dignity of each person. 

We believe that:

• Every person has inherent value
• A person's health does not determine the limit of his/her success.
• Every person deserves to be safe.
• Education is a fundamental right.
• The strength of a community is the health of its people.
• Working together optimizes results.
• Each person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
• Each person is holistically unique.
• Diversity is an asset.
• Relationships are based on truth and integrity