Superintendent's Message
Written by Administrator Tuesday, 21 April 2009 15:34
As an educational team in the Mount Desert Island Regional School System, "we believe that we are the decisive element in our schools... We realize that it is our personal approach that creates the climate in the classroom and throughout the building. It is our daily mood that makes the difference for everyone in our schools, children and adults alike. As educators, we possess tremendous power to make a young learner's life miserable or joyous. We can be tools of torture or instruments of inspiration. We can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations it is our response that decides whether or not a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child or fellow colleague humanized or de-humanized. We are part of a team of educators creating safe, caring and positive learning environments for all and teaching in a manner that ensures success because we believe all individuals are capable of learning and deserve to be treated with respect.
(Adapted from a quote by Dr. Haim Ginott, 1993)