Statement of Beliefs Marlin ISD

Statement of Beliefs

We believe that: ...

learning requires effort on the part of the student
discipline is essential to creating a productive learning environment
each student's learning is equally important
a school system that successfully educates its students can have a positive impact on the community
each educator is responsible for maintaining professional growth
our schools should foster the development of positive self-esteem combined with honest self-examination and constructive criticism
a student is the product of his/her total environment
innovative ideas should be used in the process of educations
every student should be challenged to be educated to the best of his/her ability
students should have a learning environment which is clean, safe (physically and emotionally) respectful, orderly, and decent (ie. language, dress)
we believe that quality education (ie. buildings, teachers, programs, etc.) is worth paying for
the entire community should work cooperatively to improve morale and foster Espirit de Corps (unity of purpose, effort and spirit)
education should enhance future employability
the principle of accountability is mandatory
education should include ethical training
education should teach students how to reason and process information critically
administrator visibility is important to the educational process

Marlin ISD
Created August 26, 1997 -- last revision Feb 2007
Please mail comments or suggestions to tsimpson@marliisd.org