MSAD #51 Mission
The mission of MSAD #51 is to guide all students as they acquire enthusiasm for learning, assume responsibility for their education, achieve academic excellence, and discover and attain their personal bests.
To accomplish this mission, the MSAD #51 community will collaborate to:
• Use effective instructional practices and provide professional development to assure that allstudents meet or exceed the District's Content Standards and Performance Indicators as they relate to the system of Maine Learning Results;
• Ensure a safe and respectful environment where all feel a sense of belonging; and
• Promote parental participation as fundamental to each student's success.
Board Goals for 2007-2008
1. Ensure that each student is effectively engaged in learning, meets or exceeds the District's Content Standards and Performance Indicators, and progresses towards attaining his/her personal best by:
• Supporting the District's ongoing work in curriculum, assessment, instruction and professional development;
• Measuring the District's progress towards attaining its mission by collecting, analyzing and sharing data on student performance;
• Supporting the District's ongoing work to meet measurable goals for student achievement; and
• Developing and evaluating the structures and policies necessary to ensure all students meet the
District's Content Standards and Performance Indicators as they relate to the system of Maine Learning Results.
2. Implement accountability systems for providing, assessing and supporting student learning by:
• Recruiting, retaining and developing quality staff;
• Encouraging the ongoing development of instructional and administrative leadership; and
• Continuing to use a system of data analysis for decision making.
3. Promote community involvement in education by:
• Improving and expanding the array of communication tools employed by the District;
• Establishing an ongoing dialogue both within the District's community and with other governing boards;
• Collaborating with the community to meet student needs;
• Supporting the work of the Development Office to focus on community connections and resources; and
• Utilizing Board meetings to encourage and facilitate engaged dialogue about educational developments and improvements.
4. Provide a quality learning and work environment to support our educational mission by:
• Exploring a plan to acquire and fund land for future school space;
• Continuing to update and expand funding for the capital plan for maintenance and improvement of facilities; and
• Completing the renovation and construction of an addition to Greely High School.
5. Provide responsible oversight of District and Community resources by:
• Continuing to review and support inclusive and transparent systems of fiscal planning and accountability;
• Supporting continuous review and improvement of District policies, processes, and activities to maximize efficiency and promote long-term sustainability; and
• Continuing the development of long range budgetary goals that take into account community resources and a review of District needs and priorities.
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