From the Principal's Den
September 2026
Mayville MS/HS
Welcome Back, Wildcats!
What a busy start to the school year! Our administrative team and staff have been working hard to make sure we are ready to provide our students with a positive, supportive, and successful school year. Here are just a few of the things happening around our building:
- This year, we are putting a stronger Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) in place to make sure students get the right support at the right time. This includes academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support. Our goal is simple: identify student needs early, respond consistently, and help every student succeed.
- Michigan's K-12 literacy requirements are bringing an increased focus on literacy across all subject areas. Our staff is working together to strengthen disciplinary literacy—helping students read, write, speak, and think like mathematicians, scientists, historians, artists, and other professionals.
- We are making our expectations for students more clear and consistent through our CATS Expectations and our Portrait of a Wildcat. We want our students to understand not only what behaviors we expect, but also the qualities and skills that will help them become successful adults.
- Our 6th graders got an early introduction to these ideas through Wildcat Prep, where students worked on organization, attendance, Skyward, school expectations, SEL skills, and what it means to be a Wildcat.
- We will expanding efforts to put more emphasis on recognizing positive student behavior, effort, attendance, and achievement. We want students to know that we notice the good things they do every day—not just when something goes wrong.
- This year, our special education and general education teachers are working more closely through co-teaching. We are excited about the opportunity to have more students benefit from two educators working together in the classroom.
- Our staff is beginning intentional work to examine student data, identify areas of need, and determine what instructional strategies will have the greatest impact. We are continuing to explore ways to strengthen our curriculum, intervention opportunities, project-based learning, and classroom instruction.
- School culture matters! We've already seen some great examples of Wildcat pride, including our senior painted parking spots and the beginning of our clubs and extracurricular opportunities. We want Mayville Middle/High School to be a place where students feel connected, challenged, supported, and proud to belong.
Thank you for partnering with us and supporting our students. We are excited about the year ahead and all that our Wildcats will accomplish!
Go Wildcats! 🐾
Mrs. Jenna Tetil
Mayville MS/HS Principal
