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This blog will be used for staff to collaborate on the document "Creating a New Vision for Public Education".  You will need to respond to each question then you will need to comment on 2 responses from your fellow colleagues.

Article VI: A More Balanced and Reinvigorated State/Local Partnership

Statement of Principle

A more balanced, reinvigorated state/local partnership can generate the public involvement and community support needed to meet the demands of new learning standards essential to the success of the 21st century learner. The present state-dominated partnership is inherently incapable of creating the type of schools that can provide the learning experiences most needed by students in our schools today. New levels of trust and reciprocal arrangements, including a return of significant authority and responsibility to local communities, are the only hope.

Article VI Questions (Remember to answer each one then comment on 2 responses from colleagues):

If we embraced this PRINCIPLE and its SUPPORTING PREMISES:

What changes might we expect to see?

-In students?
-In the environment in which teachers and students work?
-In the focus of our actions?
 
What new capacities will we need and how will we develop them?

How would embracing this PRINCIPLE impact our beliefs, bring greater clarity to our sense of direction and what we want to be like five years from now?