SETTING
DIRECTION:
Vision and
Mission
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One day, all children in
this nation will have the
opportunity to attain an
excellent education
▸ Vision Statement of
Teach for America
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Vision
Vision
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Explains where you want to be at a
point in the future.
▸
A dream or special accomplishment
you have to attain.
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Could also be how you want others to
view you.
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The purpose of a
Vision Statement:
A Vision Statement focuses on
tomorrow and what the
organization wants to become.
It gives the company direction.
It is about what you or your
company wants to become or
aspire for.
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Vision in
the
workplace
How can we create an effective
Vision as school leaders?
What are the things we need to
consider?
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What questions can we formulate to
create a good vision statement?
What are your
What problem/s
hopes and dreams are we solving for
for yourself or your the greater good?
school?
Who and what are
we inspiring to
change?
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The purpose of a
Vision Statement:
A Vision Statement focuses on
tomorrow and what the
organization wants to become.
It gives the company direction.
It is about what you or your
company wants to become or
aspire for.
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MISSION
Mission:
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Describes how you or your company
is going to accomplish its vision.
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Usually these are steps that you need
to take to reach your vision.
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Mission in
the
workplace
What makes up effective Mission
Statements?
What are the things we need to
consider to make sure our Mission
works?
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The purpose of a
Mission Statement:
It is a concise explanation of the
organization’s reason for existence.
It describes the organization’s purpose
and its overall intention.
It supports the vision and serves to
communicate purpose and direction to
stakeholders
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Why create effective Vision
and Mission Statements?
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“
Vision and Mission
Statements let other
individuals and
organizations have a
snapshot view of you or
the organization.
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They are helpful in
having those involved
become
focused
and
bound
together
in
common purpose.
They serve as a
constant reminder of what
is important, helps make
decivions and develop a
direction as we set goals
and objectives.
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It is important to
remember that
developing these is a
huge step. That is why it
is important to know how
to use it as well.
Steps in writing effective Mission
Statements:
Develop your
winning idea or
goals.
These help make
your organization
stand out from
other competitors.
Clarify your goal.
It helps to make a
short list of the
most important
measures of
success for this
idea.
Goals must be
S – Specific
M – Measurable
A – Attainable
R – Realistic
T – Time bound
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Steps in writing effective
Vision Statements
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Find the
Human Value
in your work
Distill into
Values that are
engaging and
uplifting
Write timeless
and easy to
understand
Visions.
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Extra
resources
Illustrations created by
Sergei Tikhonov.
Free illustrations
published under the MIT
License. You can use
them for personal and
commercial projects,
without the need to
include attribution.
See license.
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Extra
resources
Illustrations created by
Sergei Tikhonov.
Free illustrations
published under the MIT
License. You can use
them for personal and
commercial projects,
without the need to
include attribution.
See license.
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