It was great to begin the conversation with the whole staff and school committee members present. Thank you all for the sharing and listening.
As this conversation progresses we can see that there are many paths that it can take as it evolves and grows within our community. With this in mind I am aware that we need to both hear the various concerns and points that folks will bring to the table but that we also need to attempt to follow a path of some sort that will lead us to our desired goal.
And what is that goal one may ask. I have been struggling to try and define it for my own thinking and it has not been easy. Hearing the conversation today helps me define this goal from my point of view. I had previously thought that we were looking for a list of priorities but this did not seem to fit for others so I am looking for a more useful way to describe this goal. Today’s conversation about promotion, relevance, time and excellence brought other ideas and perspectives to my thinking.
With this comes more questions that need some thought:
What are you passionate about in education?
What do we do here, or could we do here, that is outstanding, that needs to be shared, or promoted?
In talking with folks after the meeting there were ideas of “mission statement” creation, how to do it and would it more us forward. After thinking it through and after more conversations I feel that I might not need a mission statement per se but rather have a conversation about a list of items that this staff feels are critical in our learning community. Things that we do that could be shared. Things that we are passionate about in learning. Things that we could do at AVS to continue growing a great school for our children. (Ex. Olweus Bullying program, outdoor education, creativity, experiential education, best practices, problem solvers, high test scores, thinkers, caring individuals, connection to community, environmental issues, etc.)
So this is my newly defined goal. Let us come up with a list of items that we feel are critical to our learning community as the education at AVS evolves with all the cultural and political changes around us.
So what is your passion and what do you think should be on our list?
Thanks for your time and thoughts and thanks for the Wordle inspiration.
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