“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Edith Lovejoy Pierce
As we approach 2011 most of us sit back and reflect on the year past, ways that we could have done things differently. We also take some time to look forward to next year and develop resolutions on how we can improve. I particularly like the quote above and how it equates the coming of the new year with opportunity. As an educator, I’m always on the look out for opportunities to improve the work that we do for our students.
At 2010’s close, our district has decided to, once again survey our community, faculty and staff to hear how you feel we are progressing toward our mission of inspiring, educating and challenging every student, every day. We will use the results of the survey to help develop our resolutions as a district for 2011.
The surveys have been available on our web site and I thank the many of you who have participated. Over the holiday break, we will be compiling these surveys and analyzing the data/information that your responses give us. We will use this data to develop our resolutions (results will inform our policies and practices and allow us to make adjustments in areas where we need improvement.)
Conducting this survey is a great opportunity for us to “take the pulse” of the entire Watervliet City School District community. I will be sharing what we learn with the Board of Education at our January meeting and with all of you via this blog and our school ’s web site.
Thank you again for working with us as we take advantage of the opportunities that 2011 brings. I look forward to reading your survey responses and continuing to make our mission a reality in 2011! Keep an eye on this blog for updates on our progress toward our New Year’s Resolutions.
Happy Holidays to all!
