My Core Values

My educational philosophy is

WE CARE:
WHOLE
EDUCATION
FOR A
WHOLE
CHILD

UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE YOU CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, 
NOTHING IS GOING TO GET BETTER. IT'S NOT."  

~DR. SEUSS

During my past thirty-plus years of educational training, professional work, community involvement and my parenting experience, I have fostered some core values for education.  I have applied these core values as principles for my professional and community education services.  These core values will also help guide my school committee actions.


​I BELIEVE:

EVERY child is special and has his/her unique development path.
EVERY child is curious and interested in learning and growing.
EVERY child has potential to be successful and productive.
EVERY child is entitled to a safe and caring environment.
PARENTS are their child’s first and primary teachers and caretakers.
SCHOOLS provide a child’s most influential learning environment.
TEACHERS play a key role in their students" intellectual development.
COMMUNITY should work together to strive for educational excellence to raise our children.

I VALUE:

UNDERSTANDING a child’s unique learning styles/needs
INTEGRATED intellectual, personal and social development
SUSTAINABLE achievement for a child’s learning and growth
PROACTIVE involvement in all aspects of children’s learning and growth activities

I FOCUS ON C-A-R-E:

Communication—meaningful interaction with our children, schools, and communities
Appreciation—empathetic understanding and enjoying the strength of our children, families, schools, and communities
Responsibility—striving for a supportive environment for quality education of our children, students, and communities
Enjoyment—ensuring a happy and healthy learning and growing path for our children and students 

“WE CARE means appreciation and celebration of a whole child.”