But no matter how fast the year is going and how many activities fill our calendars, we remain committed to our vision that every child will have every chance to learn, and the entire staff – teachers, administrators, aides, secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers - is committed to our mission: to graduate students with the ability to read, think and communicate. 

Someone once said it takes a village to raise a child. That may be true, but I think we all agree that it takes adults who love children and are passionate about learning to open a child’s eyes to the possibilities and excitement of learning. I like a quote I once heard: “Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.”

We are engaged in helping children become independent learners through inductive learning and student-center ed classrooms. An old Chinese proverb should be our guide in all we do in classrooms: Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. I have no doubt that every member of the Mount Pleasant Learning Community is dedicated and committed to every child that enters our doorways in helping them discover the joy of learning.

Opening that door for students culminates in graduation. Our seniors are getting excited about walking across the stage and into their futures on June 7. But our kindergarten students are getting excited about entering First Grade. And at each grade level we have fulfilled our mission to get students ready for the next grade. We are here to celebrate their successes and to give each child and teacher the applause they so richly deserve. My prayer is that we have opened the door of not only the possible but also the impossible to everyone we touch.

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Dr. Lynn Dehart
Superintendent of Schools

It is my distinct honor to welcome you to the Mount Pleasant Independent School District web site.  In the MPISD we are committed to doing all that we can to ensure that “every child has every chance to learn.”  We have defined our mission by law and from our desire to see every child succeed as a graduate who can read, think and communicate.  It is to this end that we concentrate all of our resources and efforts.

In today’s rapidly changing world the ability to read in a variety of contexts is foundational.  The ability to think, something we too often take for granted, is a skill that is multiple in its applications and essential in its mastery.  And finally, the abilities to communicate in writing, by speaking, through technology and collectively while working in collaboration with other students are the essential elements of a successful education. 

We believe that students who master these three skills will be successful on any post-secondary endeavor upon which they embark.  We are committed to making that happen for your child when you entrust them to us in the MPISD.  We look forward to working with you and your children in a joint effort to ensure the best education possible–both academically and in multiple extra-curricular activities.  

I trust this website will provide the information you need to find answers about your child and his/her school and reassure you that we are in this critical life journey together. 

Sincerely,

Lynn Dehart, PhD
Superintendent of Schools