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About Us

Welcome to the MSCS website!  We hope you find the information you are looking for.  If not, be sure to contact one of our staff members so that we can better serve you.

Dr. Chad Holden
Superintendent 

Vision and Mission Statements

The vision of the Muscle Shoals City Schools is:

"Writing #TheNextChapter and taking it to #TheNextLevel while embracing the motto, 'Every Child A Graduate, Every Graduate Prepared!'"

The mission of Muscle Shoals City Schools.

progressive system of excellence, is to provide innovative opportunities for all students to obtain wisdom, to build character, and to achieve their greatest potential through challenging expectations that create a vision for a successful future.

Core Beliefs

  • Positive relationships grounded in understanding and respect among students, staff, and the community open doors to more enriched curricular and extracurricular experiences.
  • Effective communication helps us connect, share, and understand.
  • Schools are safe, caring environments where students explore their interests and develop their talents while celebrating the diversity that makes each person unique.
  • Faculty and staff are committed to high-quality, student-centered, sustained professional learning in order to prepare students for an ever-changing, advancing world.
  • All students can learn through innovative and rigorous experiences coupled with high expectations for growth that allow them to maximize their potential.
  • Partnerships with families, business and industry, post-secondary institutions, community agencies, and government create and sustain outstanding facilities, resources, and support systems in order to provide excellent educational opportunities and healthy and clean environments for students and staff.
  • Technology is rapidly changing the way we live and work and can improve communication, collaboration, and critical thinking to transform the way students learn.