Building+a+Mission+and+Vision

11-9-11 See pictures for Prezi presentation above.

Brittany Mapes 11-9-11

I have been researching about building a mission and vision statement for Hickory Ridge High School and found the steps to building these statements by forming a vision oversight team and this has influenced successful schools in the past. I am currently researching influences toward a successful school through a strong mission and vision statement.

I found organization and structure when compiling a mission and vision statement is critical. [|Mission Statements, Physical Space, and Strategy in Higher Education]

Brittany Mapes 10-25-11

__ Building a Mission and Vision __ Developing a strong mission and vision statement is extremely vital for a school’s success and unity. While researching I found some important starting points for administration to consider before introducing the concept of a mission or vision statement school wide. Questions to ask while determining the mission of a school: If a group would like to move forward with anything, it needs to develop an understood and agreed-on purpose. There also needs to be a strong, common direction of growth, which inspires each individual to be better. Questions to ask while determining the vision of a school:
 * What is the actual purpose of this school?
 * What are the goals of the staff and students?
 * What does everyone envision for the school year?
 * Has everyone shared these things with one another?
 * What is the need for a new vision?
 * Will I be able to support the new vision?
 * Will I be able to continue doing what I've always done? Why or why not?
 * Do I believe in this new vision?
 * Do I believe in my school's ability to achieve this vision?
 * Do I believe I can help make the vision happen?

In my research, I found that one of the major problems of unsuccessful mission and vision statements are lack follow through. It is important to not rush the vision and mission statement because this leads to stress and distrust, which will eventually lead to an ignored statement. There are steps that need to be accomplished to achieve a strong mission and vision. These steps are critical to the success and follow through of implementation. I have attached four articles and a useful website that gives information on the steps to achieving a successful and unifying mission and vision statement for this school. These articles also bring clarity of what a trust mission and vision statement should look like and achieve. I will summarize these articles and attach a paper that can be used as part of our final paper.


 * Websites: **


 * [|Uniting School Staff]


 * [|Building a Mission and Vision]


 * Journals:**
 * [|Importance of Student Social Behavior in the Mission Statements, Personnel Preparation Standards, and Innovation Efforts of State Departments of Education]
 * [|How to Build a Bertter Vision Statement]
 * [|Mission Statements, Physical Space, and Strategy in Higher Education]
 * [|The Institutional Vision of Community Colleges: Assessing Style as Well as Substance]