Marion Intermediate School is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a safe, nurturing, and academically challenging learning environment through the collaborative efforts of teachers, support staff, students, families, and community members. We Cultivate Excellence through the implementation of our district and school purpose of educating, preparing, and inspiring tomorrow’s citizens and leaders in a changing global society.
Our school culture embodies a growth mindset where teachers work collaboratively to provide a rigorous curriculum which focuses on our district’s Instructional Framework. This framework is aligned to the instructional domain of the South Carolina Teaching Standards 4.0 Rubric. Through our E3 (Empowering Educators to Excel) grant, we conduct weekly CP (Common Planning) and ILT(Instructional Leadership Team) meetings with the instructional leaders and reading coach to analyze data, share best practices, and conduct professional learning opportunities. Each grade level holds weekly team meetings to identify and solve a common challenge in their classrooms to improve student outcomes.
At Marion Intermediate School, we have various programs outside the academic world to focus on the development of the whole child. As a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) school, we celebrate student successes with special incentive days. Monthly Positive Character Trait Shout Outs are awarded to students displaying the trait of the month. MIS also supports SEL (Social Emotional Learning) activities where students and staff apply the knowledge and skills to set and achieve positive goals, show empathy, and establish and maintain positive relationships.
Additional supports we have in place include a Character Coach, the mentor Check in/Check out system, a mental health counselor, a RBHS counselor, and a district clinical counselor. We have a strong guidance department that fully supports the PBIS framework by counseling the students, teaching character traits and social skills through highly engaging classroom lessons and allowing students to lead our academic Awards Day and character assemblies.
MIS connects with the community through several different events throughout the year. We celebrate Veterans Day Programs, Black History Month, PBIS, and Teacher Appreciation programs. Each month MIS recognizes scholars through innovative narratives such as dress down Fridays for scholars and Popcorn Tuesday.
At Marion Intermediate School, administration, teachers, staff, students and community members work together to build relationships and partnerships that enhance the development of the whole child. Through rigorous instruction, social/behavior initiatives, support systems, and community involvement. MIS continues to strive toward educating, preparing, and inspiring our students to be productive citizens in a changing global society while sowing the seed of excellence. MIS lives by motto “We sow the Seed, We Nurture the Seed, and Watch it Grow.”
Mr. Robert Dunkin, Principal
Fred Gause, SIC Chairperson
