Refuse to compromise academic excellence. Reinforce local control at each institution. In Florida, as in other states, the process of delivering the educational product has the potential to overshadow the purpose behind that process. In other words, the system overshadows the student. Policies are applied across the board as if every institution and the students within them are the same.
Rules often serve the system but create hurdles for student access.
Expectations devolve to the least common denominator, instead of urging students toward excellence. This approach to education delivery denies the fact that the world in which we live demands excellence and expectations that continue to increase. This approach denies our students the tools they need to be lifelong learners. An education delivery system built in the 19 th century should not be expected to propel students beyond the world of the 21 st century. This process of building a 21 st century education delivery system actually began back in 1997.