A Collective Mission (New) Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco endeavors to form a collaborative mission statement for PS 147. Read the Transcript  A Vision of Collaboration(New) Alexandra Anormaliza discusses her democratic instructional vision. Read the Transcript  A Shared Vision (New) Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco finds an ally in her assistant principal. Read the Transcript  Children Involved Larry Wilson gives his vision of a child-centered learning environment. Read the Transcript  What is Leadership? Mentor principal Neal Opromalla offers his own definition of leadership. Read the Transcript  A Principled Mission Larry Wilson reflects on collaborating with other aspiring principals to develop a mission for a model school. Read the Transcript  Reaching Consensus Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco describes how a group of educators reached consensus on a vision for their school. Read the Transcript Overview Articulation of a well thought-out vision of teaching and learning is essential for meaningful student achievement. Effective leaders develop a vision through collaborative effort, foster shared beliefs among all members of the school community and ensure that everything that happens in the school is shaped by that vision. See: Topic-related resources

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