March 14, 2008
Dear DBSD Teachers, Parents, Students, Board, and Community Members,
Discussions during our recent in-service revealed a breadth and depth of feelings regarding our standards-based education system that indicate changes are in order. As we move forward it is imperative that we not repeat the mistakes of the past. To establish the common ground upon which we can all agree, and we all agree that this is all about our students, we need to come together with our individual visions in order to create a common one. Steven Covey, of Seven Habits fame, counseled hard work and creativity to get a “Win-Win,” but warned against the compromise of principles, because that will result in a “Lose-Lose. Continued... |