Welcome to the islands!

Located in the beautiful Lake Champlain Islands, the Grand Isle Supervisory Union is comprised of five communities supporting over 950 students. Included are Alburgh Community Education Center, Grand Isle Elementary School, Isle La Motte School, North Hero Elementary School, and Folsom Education Center in South Hero. The GISU Schools specialize in educating grades K-6/K-8, while students in grades 9-12 have the choice of attending High Schools in neighboring counties.

Belief statements

The Grand Isle Supervisory Union bases its decisions on a commonly held vision and set of beliefs:
GROWTH
  • All stakeholders can learn and achieve.
  • All stakeholders must take responsibility for their learning and guide their personal and professional growth.
  • All stakeholders maintain high standards and expectations through a system of accountability.
INNOVATION
  • All stakeholders are responsible for contributing to a dynamic environment.
  • All stakeholders embrace change and see it as a vital component of the learning process.
  • All stakeholders take risks, challenge commonly held beliefs and engage in higher level thinking.
  • All stakeholders learn in a social context.
  • All stakeholders must learn to adapt to a changing world without losing sight of essential values and priorities.
SERVICE
  • School readiness is a critical component of school success.
  • All stakeholders should be involved in service learning as a means to promote civic understanding, connect learning objectives to a larger community, and experience a greater sense of self worth.
  • All stakeholders are responsible for the stewardship of resources.
UNITY
  • All stakeholders have strengths and gifts that we recognize and celebrate, which contribute to the success of the learning community.
  • All stakeholders must communicate in an open, honest and transparent manner in order to build positive relationships.
  • Respect for each stakeholder is fundamental for learning to occur.
  • Learning environments must be safe, civil and clean.
  • All stakeholders are responsible for the transmission of culture.
  • Diversity of each stakeholder is embraced and treated with unconditional positive regard and acceptance.
  • All communities benefit from a unified, strong public education system.