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A school needs a clear vision to embark on a mission.

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A school needs a clear vision to embark on a mission.

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Having a vision provides essential focal points which create a common lens for the various stakeholders.

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Vision and mission provide the goals, frameworks, and necessary steps to accomplish the work. There has to be a connection.

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Vision and mission provide the goals, frameworks, and necessary steps to accomplish the work. There has to be a connection.

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Question 1: "If all stakeholders at your school share the same vision, they will be on a common mission." The mission won't seem disconnected when everyone has the same vision. 

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Question 1: "If all stakeholders at your school share the same vision, they will be on a common mission." The mission won't seem disconnected when everyone has the same vision. 

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Without vision, you can't envision where you want the organization to go.  

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Without vision, you can't envision where you want the organization to go.  

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Vision needs to be current and anchored on its students' population. By doing that, you can provide opportunities which frames behaviors and develop nice experiences

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Vision needs to be current and anchored on its students' population. By doing that, you can provide opportunities which frames behaviors and develop nice experiences

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Vision is the end goal. Mission is how you get there. 

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Vision is the end goal. Mission is how you get there. 

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drives decision making, influences approach to teaching, concise, our purpose and goal. A public declaration

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drives decision making, influences approach to teaching, concise, our purpose and goal. A public declaration

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Short and catchy vs. long and explanatory

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Vision sets long term goals and the mission sets the plans on the journey to achieve the goals.  

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Vision sets long term goals and the mission sets the plans on the journey to achieve the goals.  

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All stakeholders must be involved with the development and implementation of the vision. 

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All stakeholders must be involved with the development and implementation of the vision. 

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The vision provides the direction & pathway

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My 'ah ha' moment of affirmation stemmed from the sentence about not recalling my high schools vision statement. It reaffirmed my belief that a vision statement should be internalized by ALL stakeholders.

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Vision statements are often reliable representations of what schools stand for, helping keep the values of the school central to how it operates.

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Vision statements are often reliable representations of what schools stand for, helping keep the values of the school central to how it operates.

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Vision EMBODIES all the values that we strive to instill int he students, and inspire the community as a whole.  It motivates and unifies the community to achieve greatness and success.  

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Vision EMBODIES all the values that we strive to instill int he students, and inspire the community as a whole.  It motivates and unifies the community to achieve greatness and success.  

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It's the district's shared values and beliefs for advancing student achievement. 

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It's the district's shared values and beliefs for advancing student achievement. 

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aha- the vision is a declaration and it is short termed. This should set the school's purpose

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aha- the vision is a declaration and it is short termed. This should set the school's purpose

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vision informs about the school's purpose and it's goals for the future.

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vision informs about the school's purpose and it's goals for the future.

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having vision is the most important aspect

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having vision is the most important aspect

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A vision statement is a goal to fulfill in the future

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A vision statement is a goal to fulfill in the future

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It leads to a focus for the team. Vision helps to lead our directional work to carry out the mission.

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It leads to a focus for the team. Vision helps to lead our directional work to carry out the mission.

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vision is the goal. mission is the how to achieve that goal.

Wondering....  with so many stakeholders, how do you determine who to include/exclude in helping determine the vision of the school?

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A clear vision will direct and guide most, if not all, decisions made in the school.

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A clear vision will direct and guide most, if not all, decisions made in the school.

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Vision = Accurate + Concise + Memorable + Inspirational! 

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Vision = Accurate + Concise + Memorable + Inspirational! 

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Vision being the end goal and the mission being the actionable steps to meet the goal was affirmed reading this article. 

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Vision being the end goal and the mission being the actionable steps to meet the goal was affirmed reading this article. 

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vision=the goal; mission=actions to get to the goal. These two are often confused and it was great to just clarify once again.

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vision=the goal; mission=actions to get to the goal. These two are often confused and it was great to just clarify once again.

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My aha moment was the importance of having a strong vision statement. Our vision statement establishes teaching methods, influences our curriculum, informs decisions and is essential for reform.

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It sets the stage to where we want to go as a district.

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It sets the stage to where we want to go as a district.

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Upon reading the 1st 2 pages of the article, consider these questions:
-Which information provided, made you experience an 'ah ha' moment of affirmation or clarity and why?
-Which definition of vision do you believe best captures its significance?
-How can designing our district's data vision statement impact all stakeholders?

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