This past week I began my coursework for my Masters in Administration. As part of the course we have to create our own mission statement. At first I thought this was a pretty straightforward task that should be fairly easy to complete. What I have found is a struggle to articulate my ideas about my professional goals and objectives in a succinct manner.
I completed the Franklin Covey's mission statement generator, and while it created some good points, I found it to be too lengthy to be effective as a mission statement. I continued to ponder what I value in education as a leader and what I hope to accomplish in that role. I woke up the other night and quickly jotted down the following: "To foster a community of collaboration and innovation that focuses on building positive relationships and educating the whole child." I think I have a start, but I don't know if this encompasses everything I see as role and responsibility of a principal. I continued to work on this looking for some examples and found: Jim Warnock, Principal at Alma Intermediate School
There are several points in there that I really like and would like to incorporate into my work as an educator and Admin. My issue with this and others I found were how lengthy they were. I continue to think of Mission and Vision statements as things that you can easily remember. I have worked in a few school districts and honestly couldn't recite any of the Mission or Vision statements. This task has really made me think about what should be in a Mission and Vision statement. I have contemplated the purpose and continue to struggle with what a good Mission statement should include and look like. I am looking for assistance. I am hoping you might share your own Mission statement, or might be interested in hearing what other awesome educators have come up with. I am asking not just for myself, but for the other Admin candidates in our course #Viterbo635 and all educators looking for inspiration as they continue to grow as leaders whether in the classroom or in other roles as champions of students and change. I appreciate your consideration and if you are willing to share, you could send your written Mission or create a short selfie video that you can share using #Viterbo635 on Twitter or email me at [email protected] and I will post here. Comments are closed.
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