Building consensus about and commitment to the direction that the system is taking will be accomplished through widespread involvement of all stakeholders. Collect and study data to improve decision-making. Multiple data sources are necessary for informed decision making. Collecting important, targeted information in many areas will assist a variety of planning and leadership groups in the work that they do. The data will include information on attainment of student learning goals, strategies for learning and teaching and the organizational culture and structure.
Policies require that data be part of any decision making or improvement effort.
The system has a structured process to facilitate data collection, analyses, and reporting. A learning organization begins with the recognition of the human potential, of people's emotions, their means of communication and their motivations. Planning and decisions are preceded by learning activities and new ideas that surface at all levels within the system. Continuous and collaborative learning and risk taking are all rewarded. The learning organization processes information from its current and long term activities in order to learn, grow and flourish.