Belief Statements

                                                                 As your Superintendent of Schools, I believe that:

• All of our actions should contribute toward student learning and achievement.
• Relationships are interactions that can never be repeated nor replicated.
• No one individual has the ability to change an organization. Groups of individuals change organizations.
• We provide vision for ourselves by participating in active conversations about what we believe in, what we value and what we expect from one another.
• Education represents the single most influential process contributing to perpetuating a community.
• All individuals associated with an organization are equals.  Their roles are different.
• Individuals are the single most important resource to any educational organization.
• The only decisions that can withstand the test of time are those that have been made through a collaborative model.
• Never compromise being able to tell others what you stand for, what you value and who you are as a person.
• Always stand up for those things that you believe to be right and just.  The only person you really answer to is yourself.
• In order to remain effective in our roles, we must continue to be life-long learners who practice active inquiry.
• No change can occur without discussion, debate and differences of opinion.
• Never compromise your honesty or integrity.  They reflect who you are as a person.
• Never fear being held accountable.  It will serve to develop your character and credibility as a person and as a professional.

                                                                                Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools
                                                                                             Avon Public Schools
                                                                                                  March 2011