Topic of the Week: Mission Statements
Changing the mission -- or creating an organization's first mission statement -- is a process of gathering ideas and suggestions and honing them into a short, sharply focused phrase that meets specific criteria.
Spotlight Site of the Week!
NEASC: Guide to Developing and Implementing the Mission (pdf)
This guide is designed to assist schools in meeting the Standard for Accreditation on Mission and Expectations for Student Learning and to help schools move through the Teaching and Learning Standards towards full implementation of the school-wide rubrics it has developed to assess student achievement of the academic expectations identified in the mission.
http://www.neasc.org/cpss/guide_developing_implementing_mission.pdf
Additional Sites:
- Creating Mission Statements that Work
What is your school's mission statement? If it doesn't exist or you can't recall it, it's time to take another look.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin412.shtml - Mission Statements With Vision: Where Is Your School Going?
How can you make your mission statement more meaningful? Bring it into the classroom and give it vision!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin229.shtml - How to Develop a Mission Statement
A mission statement is not a slogan. It is a precise statement of purpose. The best mission statements are plain speech with no technical jargon and no adornments.
http://www.leadertoleader.org/knowledgecenter/sat/mission.html - Mission Statement Finder
Finding and exploring examples is a good place to start.
http://www.missionexpert.com/msfinder/index.cgi
Judi's Corner
This week features info on independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty:
U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
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