Each week I spend a great deal of time reading literature and articles in education shared by my professional learning network. I aim to share an article each week here on Shark Sightings and hope you enjoy them and learn from them as much as I do. This article speaks to much of what I believe and know to be true as a teacher, educational leader, parent and life long supporter of kids.
I began to think about how we might stem the tide of negativity levied against schools and teachers. My first thought is that we need to take control of the narrative and tell our story about our great school. If we don't, someone else will. I believe we have the power to establish the guidelines for what constitutes a great school. We also have an obligation to enroll our students, their families and our community in this process. Although we have done this to some degree in our first two years as a school, our SIP goal this year is to set collective core values and learning expectations as a school community.
It is important that we are proactive in setting a tone of collaboration, shared responsibilities, high expectations and family values at MRHS. No one can do that but us, the adults in the building. We can do this by emphasizing to each person in our building that "You Are Important." Taking the time to do the little "extra" things that include all students, challenge them and refuse to let them fail. I hope this article motivates you, as it has me, to work to prove our school is the best based on the criteria WE believe in and value. This is a story that we will tell, one with a happy ending!
I began to think about how we might stem the tide of negativity levied against schools and teachers. My first thought is that we need to take control of the narrative and tell our story about our great school. If we don't, someone else will. I believe we have the power to establish the guidelines for what constitutes a great school. We also have an obligation to enroll our students, their families and our community in this process. Although we have done this to some degree in our first two years as a school, our SIP goal this year is to set collective core values and learning expectations as a school community.
It is important that we are proactive in setting a tone of collaboration, shared responsibilities, high expectations and family values at MRHS. No one can do that but us, the adults in the building. We can do this by emphasizing to each person in our building that "You Are Important." Taking the time to do the little "extra" things that include all students, challenge them and refuse to let them fail. I hope this article motivates you, as it has me, to work to prove our school is the best based on the criteria WE believe in and value. This is a story that we will tell, one with a happy ending!
Please Welcome Sean Burke
Sean Burke starts his work as part of the MRHS family today, October 11, 2016. He will be covering letters G-N, while Jon Bennett will handle caseload O-Z and Jen Police A-F. **Jon and Jen will KEEP the SENIORS only. Senior split by alphabet: A-L Jen and M-Z Jon.
Please join our athletes on the field!
I'd like to thank Mr. Cass, , our kind teachers, and our creative students for developing a series of videos to share with me. It warmed my heart to be part of this special project and hear the nice things being said by people I hold in high regard. Truly blessed to be here, thank you!
It's official! Our restroom on the first floor 8th grade wing is now a community restroom open to our ALL our students during the day and to the community after school. The restroom on the opposite corridor of the first floor will now be a "Faculty" restroom available to all staff.
I want to thank Ms. Dietz and student leaders from our GSA club for making this happen, demonstrating that MRHS is an inclusive school, where everyone is made to feel that "You Are Important."
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