2007–08 WASA GOALS

COMPETENT, EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL & VISIONARY LEADERSHIP

•         Build a structure to identify, recruit, train, mentor and retain high-quality leaders of instruction.

•         Expand diversity in development and selection of leaders.

•         Partner with other professional organizations to enhance educational leadership capacity.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEMS TO INCREASE STUDENT LEARNING 

•         Promote continuous improvement in school systems focusing on equity and excellence.

•         Create a member network for research and current practices to increase student success.

•         Develop and disseminate, as appropriate, position papers regarding issues that affect student learning.

•         Provide professional development opportunities for administrative instructional leaders to improve teaching systems.

•         Advocate for effective instructional practices.

•         Explore other states’ accountability models related to educational employees’ responsibility for student achievement.

•         Work with Washington Learns to ensure that performance incentives are tied to student achievement. 

LEGISLATIVE & COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS  

•         Support the simple majority for levies with a common voice.

•         Maintain an active leadership role in formulating policy and legislation related to education, sharpening the focus on amply funding our public schools and resisting unfunded mandates.

•         Work politically with AASA to effect changes in ESEA (NCLB) and IDEA that will sustain benefits to students while eliminating negative impacts of the law.  

•         Develop a compelling vision of what students need to be able to do in a global society and an assessment system that supports the vision.

•         Develop a “common message” communication plan that includes a toolkit to educate communities to gain support for public education and its importance to a democratic society.