School leaders

School leaders

Schools need leaders who can rally resources and motivate teachers and learners to ensure meaningful learning. Without proper leadership, a school is doomed to fail. This paper explores the significance of good leadership regarding setting up mission and vision that can steer learning and ensure meaningful learning and strategies that embed the mission and vision of the school for successful learning. My school is an ABC learning center. It has grades 1 to grade 5.

Mission and Vision

School leaders should have a vision and mission that guides the operations of the school. These will help leaders focus on what is important and do not let them confuse and sideline with initiatives that have little impact on the education of students. You know what’s going on in classrooms. You see the strengths and weaknesses of the employees. You can draw on weaknesses and strengths (Rozycki, 2004). You will concentrate your staff development plan on your staff and the real needs of your school. You get this view from a comprehensive monitoring and assessment program. The strategic thinking, the purpose, and its awareness ensure that effective headteachers can make the most of their staff, which is the key to improving class performance and growing student aspirations. These include consistently good teaching and learning, a clear understanding of core knowledge and skills in a range of fields (Boerema, 2006).  These specific practices provide for but also contribute to the three functions of non- management taxonomy: motivation and promotion, the clarification of roles and priorities, as well as the preparations and organization of the practice. These are the fundamental principles of the Categories of non- management. The critical exercise affects student anxiety, a sense of success, and organizational participation (Gurley, Peters, Collins & Fifolt, 2015).  School mission and vision enable teachers to build a shared sense of purpose, strengthen teachers ‘work while maintaining unreasonable expectations has negative consequences.

Mission Statement

Our mission is the creation, illustration, communication, and appreciation of knowledge and skills, which will allow students to contribute and to participate in the world and to practice the core values of the school: honesty, diversity, and inclusion, and excellence.

Vision Statement

We aim at providing our students with an academic foundation to help them in the schools or colleges they want to pursue and succeed.

Strategies that embed the school mission and vision

• Fostering a culture of resilience among learners and teachers.
• Embracing social and emotional learning in the classroom.
• Recognizing the awesomeness in the school staff members to ensure motivation.
• Constant communication between staff members, learners, and parents to ensure the school operates within the defined vision and mission statements.
• Speaking to learners about the school vision and mission statements.
• Discussing it with Board members during their meetings.
• Discussing it with the parents and how they can help the school work in line with its mission and vision statements.
• Communicate the school mission and vision statements to the community that surrounds the school and other relevant stakeholders such as school sponsors.
• Having the school mission and vision statement pined at reception for a reminder to visitors and learners as well.

Strategies for communicating school vision and mission statements to school stakeholders

• Personally communicate the school mission and vision statements to teachers, parents, and students.
• Pin school mission and vision statements on school vehicles and walls.
• Discuss it with board members during their meetings.

Supporting Rationale for The Strategies

Personally communicating the school mission and vision statements to teachers, parents, and learners; by communicating with these stakeholders directly about the school mission and vision statements, they will begin to realize its significance to learners and school as a whole (Meacham & Gaff, 2006).  The fact that I have taken my time to communicate with them about the school mission and vision statements will convince them of how serious and dedicated I am to ensure that they are implemented for the success of their learners. Besides, I would have an opportunity to discuss with them the best way to implement the school mission and vision for effective learning.

Pinning school mission and vision statements on school vehicles and walls; when school mission and vision statements are printed and then pinned on walls of classrooms, noticeboards, and school properties such as vehicles, it will serve as a reminder to learners. Learners will then begin to pay attention to their learning and meeting the school mission and vision objectives. Likewise, every person who visits the school, such as parents and community members, will also be continuously reminded of the school mission and vision statements are look for ways to support the school to realize them.

Discuss it with board members during their meetings; during the board meetings, I would make it a top priority to discuss the school mission and vision statements. Bringing it on top of the agenda during board meetings will paint a picture of how much the school pays attention to meeting its mission and vision as well as the sacrifice the school is making (Myende, 2013). Board members will be likely to be convinced and look for ways of supporting the school to realize its mission and vision.

Conclusion

The primary aim of mission and vision statements is not only to develop the knowledge and skills required by teachers and others to achieve organizational objectives, but also the provisions (compromise, capacity, and resilience) for the successful application of knowledge and skills.  Furthermore, school leaders should develop the right skills for leading the staff and learners for successful learning and realization of school mission and vision by developing unique strategies and practices. Such unique practices are not only managerial activity in the field of management taxonomy (supporting, developing, mentoring, learning, and enhancing) but are also illustrated by recent activities. This category also involves individualized motivation and consideration, the motivation of intellectual stimulation, and appropriate values and behaviors modeling. Those include being inclusive, respectful, and cooperative, listening to feedback from teachers, and generally caring for teachers in their personal and professional well-being. This also provides healthier working conditions for teachers to appreciate and reward their excellent work and to provide teachers with insight into their success. Headteachers also support teachers by giving them flexibility, promoting regular exposure to a range of professional learning and opportunities for development, sharing school leadership, and practicing what they are teaching.

References

Boerema, A. J. (2006). An analysis of private school mission statements. Peabody Journal of Education, 81(1), 180-202.

Gurley, D. K., Peters, G. B., Collins, L., & Fifolt, M. (2015). Mission, vision, values, and goals: An exploration of key organizational statements and daily practice in schools. Journal of Educational Change, 16(2), 217-242.

Meacham, J., & Gaff, J. G. (2006). Learning Goals in Mission Statements: Implications for Educational Leadership. Liberal Education, 92(1), 6-13.

Myende, P. E. (2013). Sustaining school-community partnerships through effective communication. Communitas, 18, 76-94.

Rozycki, E. G. (2004). Mission and vision in education. Educational Horizons, 82(2), 94-98.