All of this is somewhere in the ranges of promise and challenge. A mission should be the guide to the work. At the same time it should challenge the institution and its community. It is not a goal but should clearly state the best of what we can be. But if it is merely a statement of what we already think we are doing, then it is probably not a statement of the best we can be. Education by its nature is forward thinking. It is a thinking and doing about the future. What we do today will not be fully realize for many years. We are preparing our young people for jobs and lives that we do not fully understand and definitely at not the same as today.
Southwest is a unique community. It definitely has strengths and opportunities. It has a tremendously supportive community. It has a demanding community that values education. We are working through the concepts of support and responsibility. What is a support adult and what is an enabling adult. Who is responsible for what? But interesting issues. It is a community that wants to be inclusive. How do we ensure that all means all?
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