How to Get Students Ready for Learning

Teachers at Mount Desert Elementary School in Northeast Harbor, Maine, use proven Responsive Classroom techniques—such as relationship-building morning meetings and engaging student-led activities—to get students focused and ready to learn.

April 7, 2013

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Schools That Work

Mount Desert Elementary

Public, Rural

Grades K-8

Northeast Harbor, ME

OUTCOMES

Mount Desert Elementary School is a small, K-8 public school in Northeast Harbor, Maine, that has successfully created a strong learning community that is the basis of the school’s academic success.

Since 2006, Mount Desert Elementary School has consistently outperformed the state of Maine in the percentage of students who ranked proficient or above on state tests.

The school was awarded National Blue Ribbon Schools Program status for academic excellence in 2008.