Presque Isle High School

Mission:

The mission of Presque Isle Middle School is to provide all students and staff with a premiere education in a safe and supportive environment. We believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process and we hold high expectations for our students and our staff. We support individual teaching and learning styles and provide the opportunity for all to take risks, learn and experience success. As a community of learners we value open communication and accomplishments are shared and celebrated. We strive to promote habits of life long learning to assist our students and staff in becoming responsible, productive and informed members of an ever-changing world.

Values:

• All students and staff shall have access to a premier education in a safe, caring environment.
• Student and staff well being is the responsibility of all of us.
• We encourage and support one another’s success.
• The school community holds high expectations for the performance of students, staff and parents.
• We encourage intellectual exploration and risk taking while recognizing that mistakes are part of learning.
• Students and staff actively seek knowledge and make it meaningful to them.
• The school community enjoys working and learning collaboratively.
• We respect individual differences as they contribute to the school community.
• Diversity is valued and respected as part of the learning environment.
• We foster positive leadership skills in students and staff.
• Our instructional programs include/accommodate/embrace multiple learning modalities, styles, intelligences.
• We provide opportunities for parents and community members to support the educational development of their children.

About Us:

Presque Isle Middle School has a current student population of approximately 425 students. The professional teaching staff includes 32 faculty supported by 25 staff members. Its administration includes a principal, assistant principal, and facilities manager.

Presque Isle Middle School (PIMS) is located in Presque Isle. It is the sole middle school in MSAD #1 which serves five communities — Castle Hill, Chapman, Mapleton, Presque Isle, and Westfield — and is governed by a seventeen-member Board of Directors. The district has approximately 2100 students with two pre-K programs, one k-2 elementary school, one 3-5 elementary school and one K-5 elementary school, one 6-8 middle school and one 9-12 high school which includes a regional technology center.