Rick DuFour maintains that a mission statement elates what stakeholders see as "the purpose of the school." He goes on to say that if the staff cannot instantly recite the building mission statement from memory, the school really doesn't have one. The best statements are meaningful and memorable. They should stretch both staff and students toward a pledge of high academic achievement for all. Can you recite your building's mission statement? Does it truly focus the staff on its purpose?
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