Since the quality of the educational system cannot exceed the quality of our teachers, we must continue to provide our teachers with professional growth that will result in high performing teachers. High performance requires that every child succeed.
We also recognize that the leadership at the school level is the greatest predictor of teacher development; therefore, it's the principal who ultimately is the one who has the greatest impact on student achievement from a building while it's the teacher who has the greatest impact on each child's learning and development.
We need quality teachers, and we need them in every department and at every grade level. We need to recruit teachers who are dedicated to serving children and are passionate about continuous improvement.
We have the knowledge and understanding of what it takes to educate every child; it is complex, but we have the technology and tools in place to successfully diagnose learning and provide children with the instruction that works for them. We realize the demanding work of continuous improvement and we will make great gains under the direction of building leadership and quality teachers. We will hold ourselve accountable to this.
