Mercer Island School Board
Mutual Respect and Shared Responsibility Commitments
Adopted August 26, 2004

The Mercer Island School Board commits to:

• Clearly defining board process, roles and expectations in policies regarding Board Governance, Executive Limitations, Board-Superintendent Relations, and Ends desired for students;
• Actively linking with all stakeholder groups in the community;
• Listening openly until we thoroughly understand all points of view;
• Communicating honestly and directly, while respecting the channels of authority as outlined in governance policies;
• Believing in students’, parents’, teachers’, staffs’, administrators’ and community members’ best intentions;
• Trusting decisions made by those empowered to make them;
• Demonstrating sensitivity to resources, human and financial, required for any initiative;
• Acknowledging the contributions and efforts of all members of the community, regardless of position and point of view.

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