The document discusses the vision and mission statements of a school. It defines a vision statement as describing what the school wants to become, while a mission statement specifies the steps to achieve the vision. It provides guidance on formulating both statements through brainstorming and consensus-building activities. An example vision statement envisions the school as "state of the art" with quality graduates, and an example mission statement commits to enhancing leadership, acquiring facilities, and strengthening support services through stakeholder links.

1. Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM – ANTIPOLO CAMPUS
INSTITUTE OF GRADUATES STUDIES
Course Code/Title: EM 205 EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
Professional Lecturer: DR. LILIA ROCES
Topic: SCHOOL’S VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT
Reporter: CATHERINE S. SANTIAGO
WHAT IS A VISION STATEMENT?
 is the WHAT. It is an expression of a destination towards which the school should aim.
 is a description of what the schools wants to become, a more successful state than the present.
 are about feelings, beliefs, emotions and pictures
 defines who you want to serve, what service you will provide and how you would want to serve.
 should be clear, memorable, linked with client need, involving, and expressive of the school’s
deepest values.
WHY SHOULD WE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT?
 The VISION will:
1. Provide us the direction and leadership toward collaborative action.
2. Steer us, the stakeholders, to act in one direction.
3. Guide us with the critical point and begin to work towards attaining dreams, goals, and
aspirations
4. Will serve as our unifying and sustaining factor
 The vision will help our school develop systems and rules that would guide us in the pursuit of
our school mission.
 A vision establishes the principles of high performance that we are expected to internalized and
apply.
 The vision will help our school develop systems and rules that would guide us in the pursuit of
our school mission.
 A vision establishes the principles of high performance that we are expected to internalized and
apply.
HOW TO FORMULATE THE VISION STATEMENT
Visioning Focus Question: What do we want our school to be three years from now?
Step 1 – Do individual brainstorming.
Everyone must do individual brainstorming or creative thinking for the next five minutes.
Step 2 – Do group brainstorming.
• The school head asks them to work by sharing their answers to the focus question.
• After 10 minutes, the School Head reminds the groups that they only have 5 minutes left to write
down their best ideas
on the idea cards.
Step 3 – Do plenary brainstorming.
• The School Head asks the participants to show the cards in front of the group members and pick
the most important ideas to be given to the School Head
• Clustering Portion
• Titling or Labeling Portion
• As soon as titles are given for each column, the School Head requests the group to form a vision
statement with the titles serving as the vision pillars or themes of the vision.
If the vision is completed in the plenary, call for a consensus. Have the body approve and adopt it
as the official vision of the school.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE EXISTING VISION STATEMENT?
The School Head reads the existing school vision statement and compares it with the one just
crafted.
The following questions can help facilitate decisions whether to adopt the existing school vision or
the newly crafted or formulated vision statement.
• How the vision statement crafted?

2. • Does the existing vision statement capture the vision pillars just crafted?
• What do you wish to do with the two visions?
• Do you as the planning team want to merge the old and the new and fix it in a way that is
coherent, relevant and adaptable to the times, or just adopt the totally new vision statement?
Sample Vision Statement Capturing the Vision Pillar
VISION STATEMENT
CCHS is a state of the art learning institution manned by a dynamic leader, supported by happy,
satisfied and value-laden teachers who, in active partnership with supportive stakeholders, closely
worked together in providing a conducive school environment for the development of God-loving
quality graduates.
Note:
Remind the planning team to describe their vision statement in the present tense as if they are
reporting what they actually see, hear, think and feel after their ideal outcome was realized.
What is a MISSION statement?
• It is the HOW. The steps that would take the school to its desired state or vision.
• Provides the focus, the map
• Tells the reason for making the trip or the journey
• Specifies what is valid, what we as an organization pledge to do.
• Tells who we are and what we do.
• Addresses the needs of clients and stakeholders.
Relationship between VISION and MISSION statement
It is the MISSION that shall take us to our VISION. They are our stepping stones towards
achieving our VISION.
How to formulate the mission statement?
Mission Focus Question : What are some of the targeted, specific and doable actions that we
order to improve the current or present state of our school and help us
realize our vision in three years time?
Step 1 – Do individual brainstorming.
Ask the participants to do individual brainstorming on the focus question in five minutes
Step 2 – Do group brainstorming.
• The school head asks them to work by sharing their answers to the focus question.
• After 10 minutes, the School Head tells the planning team to arrive at a consensus on “great
ideas” and write them on the idea cards.
Step 3 – Do plenary brainstorming.
• The School Head asks the participants to show the cards in front of the group members and pick
the most important ideas
Dynamic
Leader
State of the
Art School
Happy and
satisfied
teachers
Strong
stakeholder’s
support
Value laden
teachers and
students
Conducive
environment
Quality
graduates
Effective
School Head
Enough
classrooms
Enough
teachers
Concerned
parents
God-loving
students
Spacious
campus
Globally
competitive
graduates
Highly
trained
school head
Ventilated
classrooms
Well
compensated
teachers
Supportive
LGU
God-fearing
teachers
Beautiful
playground
Successful
graduates
Innovative
and dynamic
school head
Presence of
Laboratories
Updated
teachers on
latest trend of
teaching
Cooperative
community
Landscaped
surrounding
Presence of
Multimedia
Facilities
Highly
qualified
teachers
Sufficient
instructional
facilities

3. to be given to the School Head
• Clustering Portion
• Titling or Labeling Portion
• Reflection Portion
• After the planning team has prioritized the mission, the School Head facilitates actual
formulation of the mission statement
What will happen with the existing mission statement?
• Show the mission statement to the planning team and consult them if these are still responsive
to the current needs and aspirations of the school and community.
• Let the planning team decide whether to keep the old one or use the newly crafted one.
Sample Mission Statement Capturing the Mission Pillar
Quality
Graduates
School Facilities Management
School
Infrastructure
Complete
Personnel
Ancillary
Services
Linked with
Stakeholders
Produce high
quality
students
Have enough
books
School run by
a very
effective
principal
Have
functional
teacher office
Hire computer
teacher
Established
functional
school canteen
To have
accessible road
network
Attain globally
competitive
students
Acquire vehicle
for the school
To have good
instructional
leader
Acquire
functional
laboratory
Have an
English major
teacher
Have functional
guidance
services
To have
cooperative
parents
Produce
computer
literate
students
To have stable
electricity
To have good
working
relations
with
stakeholders
Build more
classrooms
Add teachers
Have a school
clinic
To have very
supportive LGU
Graduate
skillful
students
Acquire sports
equipment
Have
comfortable
learning
center
To have a
school
medical
services
Cement the
road to the
school
To have God-
fearing
students
Implement
school
electrification
To have a
science
laboratory
room
Request for
clerk
Tap cooperation
of LGU
To have
complete
laboratory
Have a
functional
guidance
office
Have security
guard
Produce
teaching
learning aids
To put up
concrete
fence round
the campus
To have
computer
laboratory
Put up flood
control canal
To have a
library
MISSION STATEMENT
CCHS is committed to achieve its mission by:
• Enhancing the school head’s managerial and instructional skills through continuous training;
• Acquiring adequate facilities thereby producing quality graduates;
• Providing support services through strengthening functional ancillary services; and
• Linking with stakeholders for support and cooperation
The VISION and MISSION are not to be seen as simply words and phrases that are required by
higher authorities. They should be seen as working statements which are important to the continuing
development of the school as a dynamic organization.