A learning school is one that regularly faces its problems, frames solutions to those problems, monitors the implementation of those solutions, and reframes the problems to move ahead to the next cycle of improvement. Unless a school is a learning school, any improvement will only be temporary. For a learning school, any setbacks will be only temporary. This is the essence of practitioner research. Argyris and Sch n maintain that the basic foundation of a learning organization is the maximization of valid information.
Consistent improvement is impossible without maximum valid information.
Maximum valid information depends upon effective communication among the stakeholders. RMP principals are dedicated to turning their schools into learning schools through mutual mentoring. But this cannot happen unless we have strong communication links between designated mentor partners, but also among all RMP s. E-mail is more efficient than faxing or snail mail, and I d encourage you to use it. Using our web-board is even more efficient and a lot more fun.