It's time to take a look around. School boards that are alert to major changes affecting their communities and education can be prepared in times of rapid change. Looking at Your Community Communities are always changing.
Businesses come and go, populations shift and neighborhoods evolve.
Changing family structures, economic swings and other demographic factors combine to mean the community your schools serve today may be dramatically different tomorrow. At times, it may seem that education is slow to change. But the growing body of knowledge about how students learn and programs that work offers exciting possibilities. Look at other school districts which seem to consistently get good results. For example, molecular biology and new imaging technologies have led to discoveries about how the brain develops and works.