Hi! My name is Ed Berry. I have been the high school Principal at MFL MarMac for the last 12 years. This is my 13th year. Retirement is in the (sometime) near future. My purpose of this Blog is to record the 2011-12 school year from an administrator’s point of view.
MFL Mar Mac is quiet school district of about 850 students in Northeast Iowa. The name comes from the 5 towns that make up our district; Monona, Farmersburg, Luana, Marquette and McGregor. I find it very interesting that the western end of the district, MFL is very quiet and mostly agricultural in nature, but the eastern part of the district, MarMac is on the Mississippi river and has a large amount of tourism, with a casino, several Bed & Breakfasts and several antique and other specialty shops. Each of the five towns, at one point, was their own school district. They are now combined into one district and enrollment is still declining.
MFL MarMac is a relatively quiet school district but, like all districts, has no day that is predictable and exactly like the day before. I plan to Blog the events of this school year for all interested parties. I will, of course, need to be extremely careful and maintain individual rights and privacy.
I hope to be able to give some insight into the complexity, intensity, frustration and satisfaction that goes along with this job. As you follow this Blog, feel free to comment, add to what I say, ask questions and make any other comments (within reason and privacy) that you wish.
This is my personal commentary, but I hope that it becomes an interactive forum for those interested in education from an administrator’s viewpoint.
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