DISTRICT VISION STATEMENT
MISSION:
M.S.A.D. #4 promotes excellence in teaching and learning in an environment that fosters resoect for self and others so that each student gains knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to participate responsibly in a democratic society.
M.S.A.D. #4 is a community of life-long learners who work together to accomplish a common mission. In order to full this mission:
STUDENTS will achieve to the best of their abilities; participate as responsible members of their schools and communities; and become self-motivated, self-assessing life-long learners.
PARENTS will provide nurturing, positive home environments conducive to learning and to satisfying, productive living and will work as partners with the schools to improve the education of their children.
THE STAFF will utilize current best pracices in their fields and will be a source of support and direction as they prepare students to participate as knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible members of their schools and communities.
THE ADMINISTRATION will be knowledgeable educational leaders who manage resources effectively and who provide support and direction for staff and students.
THE SCHOOL BOARD will be a visible policy-making committee that is a source of support and direction for all administrators and staff and informed decision makers who seek and protect resources to improve the quality of teaching and learning within the schools.
THE COMMUNITY will support school programs by sharing human and financial resources and will recognize and encourage student citizenship by attending school-sponsored activities whenever possible.
STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS will provide educational leadership, adequate and equitable resources for each student and community, and an economic climate conducive to growth.
DISTRICT GOALS
1. Recognizing the existence of declining enrollments, SAD #4 will strive to maintain and improve existing curriculum and programs.
2. Expand communication with the citizens to solicit their involvement and ideas in determining alternatives to the impact of declining enrollments.
3. Examine options to the impact of declining enrollments and establish a unified school board response.
4. Provide a physical, social, and emotional safe environment for students and staff in a changing social environment.
K-12 EDUCATIONAL GOALS
Each graduate of MSAD #4 schools will be a clear and effective communicator who uses oral, written, visual, artistic, and technological modes of expression; reads, listens to, and interprets messages from multiple sources; and uses English proficiently and is familiar with at least one other language.
A self-directed, self-assessing, life-long learner who creates career and education plans that reflect personal goals, interests and skills, and available resources; demonstrates the capacity to undertake independent study; and finds and uses information from multiple resources, e.g., libraries, electronic databases.
A creative and practical problem solver who observes situations objectively to define problems clearly and accurately; frames questions and designs data collection and analysis strategies from all disciplines to answer those questions; identifies patterns, trends, and relationships that apply to solutions to problems, builds a case for the best response, and critically evaluates the effectiveness of this response.
A responsible and involved citizen who recognizes the power of personal participation to affect society and demonstrates participation skills; understands the importance of accepting responsibility for personal decisions and actions; knows the means of achieving physical, social, emotional, and intellectual well-being; and recognizes and understands the diverse nature of society.
A collaborative and quality worker who knows the structure and functions of the labor market; assesses individual interests, aptitudes, skills, and values in relation to demands of the workplace; and demonstrates reliability, flexibility, and concern for excellence.
An informed and integrative thinker who applies knowledge and skills in and across English language arts, visual and performing arts, foreign languages, health and physical education, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, and career preparation; and comprehends relationships among different modes of thought and methods associated with the traditional disciplines.