Getting to Know the THINKER of the Thoughts.

Dear Partners in Progress;

Please take a moment out of your busy day to read this month’s letter to the community as scribed by Dr. Gallon. It’s important that we understand the direction and intent of our leadership so that we cannot only support the movement forward but also ensure we stay on course A.K.A. – insure accountability.

I was a little discouraged to not see PEP mentioned as an entity as there were callouts to many other functioning groups…but I shall remain positive.

If any of you have spent any time in Corporate America than the concept of strategic planning and the old “Dashboard” process should certainly clue you in on the thoroughness of this undertaking. This management philosophy requires a great deal of reporting metrics, accountability, subject matter experts, coordination and bridge building – all of which are positive characteristics of a district on the rise.

I’m not exactly sold on the “war” concept as by nature this type of platform always yields a winner and a loser and from my perspective I much prefer a successful strategy that will produce a win-win! I get the jest of the message enough to quip about it –it is certainly not so serious as to make it a cause for combat – pun intended.

And in closing I would modify Dr. Gallon’s mantra to read more like: “LOVE – then you can lead, teach, learn, grow, listen, inspire, build, support, innovate and live…”

Check it out for yourself: http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/Superintendent/Superintendent_Corner.htm