There is a natural flow to progress. It takes time to learn management skills, to develop an action team, to manage people, and to effect change. Respect for one another is essential. We felt that although at times our forces appeared to be scattered, in reality a greater force of trust and appreciation was growing within the Action Team. School Improvement is a costly matter.
Monetary cost is tangible and visible.
The intangible costs to the school system are the heaviest. Time, energy, motivation, internal and external relationships and sustainability are the real issues when promoting change. These issues are on going and will always tend to hamper any system that seeks to improve it self. During the first year of the grant, the Action Team meetings have evolved as we progressed with our mission. We began with large number of Action Team members.