Dr. Michael Favor
Purposeful. Personalized. Partners.
Greetings, ISD 917 community! My name is Dr. Michael Favor, and I am proud to be entering my second year as the Superintendent of Intermediate School District 917. I am excited about the 2022-2023 school year, and I look forward to partnering with you to serve our students, families, and community.
At ISD 917, we belong to each other. We demonstrate this through the continuous improvement of our systems, structures, policies, and practices to strengthen our relationships and connections and lead to transformative change. We illustrate it by centering our students’ humanity in our decision-making and engaging our own and each other’s humanity in the work we do individually and collectively.
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of our staff, students, families, administrators, and School Board, we have an incredible district-wide Strategic Plan to center our work this school year. Each of us plays an important role in realizing our district vision - modeling an innovative culture with diverse pathways serving students and families through equitable practices with highly trained staff.
When you enter any of the 25 sites or 11 programs of ISD 917, you will see how the ISD 917 Core Values are the drivers of our words and actions. You will see how committed our staff and School Board are to being purposeful, personalized partners for our students, families, and member districts, and you will see how our students thrive in learning environments designed to be student-ready.
Thank you for being a part of the ISD 917 community. At ISD 917, we belong to each other.
ISD 917 Core Values
Collaboration
Working together to achieve more collectively.
Empathy
Considering and respecting the perspective
and needs of member districts, students,
families and staff.
Innovation
Ongoing improvement of programs and services.
Stewardship
Managing financial and human resources
carefully and responsibly.
Communication
Multi-dimensional, transparent conversation
focused on sharing information and creating
a positive learning and working environment.
Integrity
Aligning our actions with our values and beliefs.
Personalization
Building on the strengths and addressing the
unique needs of individual students.
Equity
Intentionally providing opportunities while
removing barriers at all levels of the organization.
Diversity
Appreciating and valuing everyone’s unique selves.
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael Favor
Superintendent of ISD 917
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