Efficiency does not sacrifice people. Risk taking increases achievement. We serve clients needs. Student failure is intolerable. Expectations must be stated and understood.
Excellence requires both commitment and competence.
It's not important what happens when present rather, it's important what happens when not there. Empowered people motivate themselves. We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. There is nothing more unequal than attempting to treat all people equally. The school district is an entity only in that it is an expression of each of us as individuals.