“That which the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all its children. . . . Only by being true to the full growth of all the individuals who make it up can society, by any chance, be true to itself.”
JOHN DEWEY
Schools and Society
Baldwin citizens are joining forces to promote the success of every child and, in turn, to realize our potential as a community.
Our advocacy work is driven by our Co-owned Strategic Plan (PDF file) which addresses goals and objectives defined by a year of intense public engagement and collaborative decision-making.
The plan includes deep, substantive changes within the school system including:
- adoption of national core standards
- aggressive steps to improve the graduation rate and post-secondary preparedness
- proactive accountability reporting in every area
- a paradigm shift toward 21st century teaching and learning
But the Co-owned Strategic Plan also prescribes an equally important, parallel set of action steps which are the community’s responsibility to accomplish:
The key to achieving our objectives for improvements in Funding, Data-driven Accountability, Leadership, College and Career Readiness and Communication lies in sustaining a focused, cohesive partnership between schools and community.
