Why are we here? What do we stand for? The school board met in a workshop session on Tuesday, January 11 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM and worked with the Montana School Boards Association to develop the District's core purpose and values. Answering these questions and establishing purpose and values are vital in developing a strategic plan to address district needs.
The Board would like to invite everyone to join them on January 27, 2011 at 5:00 PM in the Multi-purpose Complex (elementary cafeteria) to complete this process with stakeholder input. It is all about developing a system of discipline. According to Jim Collins, author of Good to Great: through disciplined people, disciplined thought an organization is able to establish disciplined actions that meet an organization's needs.
Developing a core ideology clarifies the values of an organization in order to identify purpose and establish brand. Collins goes on to say: "Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline." At Mission, conscious choice and discipline start with identifying the core purpose and values of our educational system.
We can not leave learning success up to chance. The old saying: "There is never enough time to do things right the first time, but there is always enough time to do them again" is not acceptable when it comes to educating our children. Please join us on January 27. Together, with discipline, we can move forward with identified purpose to take the action necessary to provide the best opportunity for learning success.
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