2. VISION STATEMENT
VISION STATEMENT
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE,
AFFORDABLE, INNOVATIVE, HIGH QUALITY
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND DEGREE PROGRAMS
THAT MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
PURSING INTEGRITY IN THEIR PROFESSIONS AND
COMMUNITIES.
IF A PLANNED COURSE OF ACTION DOESN’T MOVE
THE COMPANY TOWARD ITS VISION IT IS TIME FOR
REVISION.
3. VISION STATEMENT
NEED REASONS FOR CHANGE
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CONTINUE IMPROVEMENT AND FORWARD MOVEMENT
EXPAND GOALS AND AUDIENCE
SHIFTING FROM OLD TO NEW
SURVIVAL
GLOBAL
INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHICS
(BOLMAN & DEAL, 1991).
4. VISION STATEMENT
VISION STATEMENT SHOULD HAVE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
WHAT ARE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
21ST CENTURY SKILLS REFER TO CERTAIN CORE COMPETENCIES THAT EDUCATORS
AND OTHERS BELIEVE SCHOOL NEED TO TEACH AND HELP STUDENTS THRIVE IN
TODAYS WORLD THAT INCLUDE:
COLLABORATION
DIGITAL LITERACY
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION
INNOVATION
CRITICAL THINKING
PROBLEM SOLVING ( MCLEOD, 2010).
WHY USE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
21ST CENTURY SKILLS ARE NECESSARY AND MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO THE CLASSROOM SO
STUDENTS CAN EXPERIENCE REAL WORLD LEARNING THAT WILL EQUIP THEM WITH SKILLS
TO SURVIVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY CAREERS,”
(PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS , 2007).
5. VISION STATEMENT
EXAMPLES 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
MULTIMEDIAAPPROACH
21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION IN CORE SUBJECTS USING SOFTWARE TOOLS TO COMBINE ART TOOLS
WITH TEXT EDITING CLIP ART VOICE RECORDING PROVIDE STUDENTS TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE
AND DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING
PROMOTE ESSENTIAL LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS
USING TECHNOLOGY TOOLS ALLOW STUDENTS TO CREATE VIDEO, AUDIO , TEXT AND IMAGES
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS.
BUILD INFORMATION , MEDIAAND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS IN CONTEXT
USING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS SO STUDENTS CAN LEARN TO MANAGE INFORMATION AS
THEY DEVELOP PODCAST, ONLINE STORYBOOKS, VIDEOS, FLASH ANIMATION, AND BECOME MEDIA
PRODUCERS.
ADVANCE LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS
COLLABORATING ON TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME SELF-
DIRECTED LEARNERS AND BUILD LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
AWARENESS
6. VISION STATEMENT
NEW VISION WITH 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE,
AFFORDABLE, INNOVATIVE, HIGH QUALITY LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES AND DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE
DIVERSE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS PURSING INTEGRITY IN THEIR
PROFESSIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS
WITH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO THINK CRITICAL, SOLVE
PROBLEMS, MAKE DECISIONS, COMMUNICATE AND
COLLABORATE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED IN A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AND FOR LEARNING TO BE MEANINGFUL SO THAT
STUDENTS CAN COMPETE IN A GLOBAL WORKPLACE AND
BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
7. VISION STATEMENT
CONCISENESS
IS AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY TO A LEADER TO PROVIDE
SIMPLE CLEAR VIEWS OF WHAT THE FUTURE SHOULD LOOK
LIKE.
WHY VISION STATEMENT ARE CONCISE
VISION STATEMENTS SHOULD CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF YOUR VISION USING SIMPLE
MEMORABLE PHRASES THAT ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR VISION
THE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE A MENTAL PICTURE WITH ENERGY AND EMOTIONS THAT
CAN SERVE TO ENERGIZE AND INSPIRE YOUR TEAM.
A VISION STATEMENT SHOULD BE A PRECISE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, THAT IS
MEMORABLE SO THAT IT IS EASY TO REMEMBER ( KOTLER,1967) AND CLEAR INSIGHT TO YOUR
PURPOSE .
CLEAR VISION STATEMENT ALLOW ALL SHAREHOLDERS TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT
THEY WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
8. VISION STATEMENT
JUSTIFICATION:
A VISION STATEMENT IS FUTURE ORIENTED AND DECLARATION OF THE
ORGANIZATION PURPOSE AND ASPIRATIONS THAT CAN BE ESTABLISH WITH
DATAAND ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION.
VISION STATEMENT REFLECT STAKE HOLDERS
VISION STATEMENT IS BASED ON THAT PURPOSE, AND IT COMMUNICATE THE
PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION TO STAKEHOLDERS BASED ON: PURPOSE WHAT
WE WANT TO COMMUNICATE TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND IT SHOULD INFORM
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, MEASURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO GAUGE THE
STRATEGY FROM DATA AND ASSESSMENT.
• “DATA CAN BE COLLECTED THROUGH STUDIES, OBSERVATION, SURVEYS,
QUESTIONS ETC. AND SHOULD PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON CONSISTENT BASIS
IN A TIMELY MANNER,” (MARZANO, MCNULTY, 2005).
• ASSESSMENT CAN BE USED BY SELF AND MANY OTHER METHODS TO
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS. SELF ASSESSMENT HELP DETERMINE IF THE
PROCESS IS READY FOR THE BOARD TO WORK THROUGH THE VISION STAGES.
9. VISION STATEMENT
RECALL
EXPLAIN WHY THE VISION SHOULD BE EASY RECALL
ALL MEMBER SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND FEEL
PROUD AND EXCITED OF THE OVERALL VISION
IF THE VISION IS CLEAR WITH NO COMPLEX WORDS IT IS
LESS POSSIBLE TO FORGET
CATCH SOUNDING WITHOUT SLANG , LESS WORDS AS
POSSIBLE
MEMORABLE WORDS EASY TO RECALL AND EXPLAIN
10. VISION STATEMENT
ACHIEVABILITY
THE PURPOSE OF THE VISION STATEMENT IS TO INSPIRE,
ENERGIZE, MOTIVATE, STIMULATE CREATIVITY FOR THE
BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME MAKE SURE YOU USE SMART FOR
GOALS THAT ARE ACHIEVABLE
11. VISION STATEMENT
ACHIEVABILITY
TO MAKE SURE THE VISION IS ACHIEVABLE
IDENTIFY AND TRAIN VISION OVERSIGHT TEAMS
REVIEW THEM TO DETERMINE RELEVANCE AND ACCURACY
DEVISE A MEANINGFUL PLAN INVOLVE THE STAFF
ASK PROBING QUESTIONS TO GUIDE THE STAFF
USE DATA TO IDENTIFY AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT ‘
ESTABLISH SMART GOALS
RECRUIT MEMBERS FOR A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
TEAM
12. VISION STATEMENT
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Sage Publication
Gabriel, J., & Farmer, P. (2009). How to help your school thrive without breaking the bank. Alexandria, VA: Association for
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Marzano, R., Waters, T., & McNulty, B. (2005). School leadership that works: From research to results. Alexandria, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Kotler, Philip (1967). Marketing Management: Analysis, Planning and Control. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice-Hall.
McLeod, S. (2010). What is 21st century education? Retrieved from:
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2007). Beyond the Three Rs: Voter Attitudes Toward 21st Century Skills. Tucson, AZ: Author.
Editor's Notes
Change is about making alterations to the vision of statement purpose, culture, structure, and processes in response to seen to make sure continue improvement and progress is happening. One major fact is when to change and when to implement changes. When a vision need to expand its goals and its audience change is absolutely necessary for the survival of individuals and organizations, unless you are willing to become irrelevant. We have little or no control in a state of constant change and as a leader your job to sense when changes in the organization are going to be necessary, and when you need to shift from the old to the new because of deregulation that bring major shifts in power. Demographic changes in the population creates pressure for change in organization and structural responses to demographic diversity include policies and programs like equal opportunity and affirmative action that changes the workforce has with many needs ,and often creates new training requirements. Globalization is one example of the need to change because with globalization comes competition, for workforce, and makes a differences in the skills, attitudes, and needs of the workforce with an increases in communications problems. Another factor for change is the change is information technology that rapidly changing and calling for decentralization and downsizing. People must develop new skills, that often shifts from centralized functions to operating units. In order to upgrade to new paradigm shift from old to new we must use technology to enhance learning and compete in the global workplace and to prepare students to compete in this new global world and careers. “Change is especially necessary in organizations that wish to prosper in a volatile, uncertain, complex, environment. “ Powerful forces in the environment are pressuring public and private organizations to alter existing structures, policies, and practices”, (Bolman & Deal, 1991).
A successful 21st century education prepares students to be successful, contributing citizens in today’s global society, that requires students to understand how to learn alone and in teams that develop critical thinking and communication skills orally and written with success in skills learned through technology curriculum and technology enhanced instructions that promotes curriculum and technology enhanced instructions, where the focus on the development and use of skills such as critical thinking and problem solving, written and oral communication, collaboration, creativity and innovation. The 21st century learning use core knowledge in subject areas with today’s world and learners from a global perspective that prepare students for college and workplace careers and use collaboration to develop critical skills (McLeod, 2010). The 21st century learning skills refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed by educators, school reformers, college professors, employers, to be critically important to success in today’s world, in college programs, careers and workplace that are be applied in all academic subject areas, in all education, careers, and civic settings throughout a student’s life. 21st Century skills consist of Critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning, analysis, interpretation, synthesizing information, research skills and practices, interrogative questioning, creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression, perseverance, self-direction, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative, oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting, listening leadership, teamwork, collaboration, cooperation, facility in using virtual workspaces, information and communication technology literacy, media and internet literacy, data interpretation and analysis, computer programming, civic, ethical, and social-justice literacy, economic and financial literacy, entrepreneurialism global awareness, multicultural literacy, humanitarianism, scientific literacy and reasoning, the scientific method, environmental and conservation literacy, ecosystems understanding, health and wellness literacy, including nutrition, diet, exercise, and public health and safety, ( Partnership for 21st century skills, 2007).
21st century learning skills is important to the core subjects because of the “No Child Left Behind Act” that the policy makers focus used subject competencies aligned with outcomes to promote core academic content at much higher levels. Learning skills in the 21st century demands was state required students to know more than core subjects that need to know how to use their knowledge and skills-by thinking critically, applying knowledge to new situations, analyzing information, comprehending new ideas, communicating, collaborating, solving problems, and making decisions with technology enhanced instructions the driving force used in workplaces, communities, and personal lives in the 21st century emphasizing the importance of incorporating information and communication technologies into education beginning in elementary. In context learning experiences are important using student personal lives to connect with the world beyond the classroom, and authentic projects essential to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills which stages it as the appropriate context for learning in the information age, content essential for preparing students to live and work in a 21st century world. The twenty first century also use assessment that measure emerging and challenging fields for innovation, that moves beyond standardized testing as the sole measure of student learning, but balance it with traditional tests, classroom assessments to measure all of the student skills, and use technology assessments to deliver immediate feedback.
A vision statement sets out a company's long-term goals with clearly and concisely. A vision statement purpose is to inspire and motivate the organization and workforce by providing a vision of where the organization is heading, and it is a reality check for managers, who can compare their strategic objectives and operational plans to the vision statement if a course of action doesn't move the company toward its vision, change need to take place and need to be revised, (Kotler, 1967).
For justification talk with your community, and reflect community values with questions of what does this community really care about? There must be cooperation between the administrative leadership and educators in the district that communicate the vision of the informed by current educational research, as well as not limiting the vision to the school or borders of the town. Stakeholders must no that joint ventures or mergers can strengthen
student achievement, increase student opportunity, and achieve efficiencies, and it is a must for 21st century learning skills to view technology to expand opportunity for the vision to inspire so the vision discover its destiny, and for school districts, that destiny must lie in improving achievement for all students because it is the top priority for public vision with anything less than student achievement as the top priority cannot fulfill the promise of public education that moves the vision from the paper to practice. The vision takes form in the day-to-day actions of everyone in the organization, and in a school district that includes everyone, the employees, and all other stakeholders such as parents, community members, business, government agencies, and higher education where the whole community is engaged in the vision which make it more likely to be achieved.
Communication of the vision to the entire community is essential because it is important that you as board members displays the key points of the vision repeating them often and embracing the vision to develop the constant purpose and sustain the vision to help guide leadership to sustain your vision. This constancy of purpose will guide your leadership.
