Vision and mission statements are strategic documents produced by many organisations – including schools – to indicate the purpose and priorities of the organisation. For schools, they make a public ...

In a few past posts here I’ve touched on the role of mission statements in guiding each independent school along its paths toward doing whatever it purports to do. Remembering that an independent ...

In recent years, K-12 education has emerged as a political flash point in American society. Lawmakers in numerous states have proposed laws that limit what educators can say in the classroom about ...

School district mission statements tend to be fairly unremarkable, run-of-the-mill documents. They usually say something about preparing students who are equipped to thrive in the modern economy and ...

Here’s a challenge for you: Without looking, write down the vision of your school or district. You may not be able to write it down verbatim, but can you at least identify and articulate the main ...

A program (e.g., department, school, or program) mission statement includes a description of the broad purposes the program is aiming to achieve, the primary functions or activities of the program or ...

School districts in areas that voted for President Biden in 2020 were more likely to include language about diversity, equity and inclusion in their mission statements than school districts in ...

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Developing a mission statement is a lengthy process that involves the input of team members who fully understand your business, employees, customers, industry, and the products and services your ...