Blankstein outlines five foundations to build a “courageous” leadership team on page 33 in his text, Failure is not an Option. Foundation three – Maintain Constancy and Clarity of Purpose is a professional development priority for the New Philadelphia City Schools. Our professional development focus on maintaining consistency and clarity of purpose will move the district “toward a disciplined approach to both clarifying and holding fast to organizational purpose”. With the recent turn-over we’ve had in top level administrative rolls, the district has been left in a state of constantly changing directions, trying on the “latest educational fad” available in the past 10 years. During this phase, we will accomplish two main objectives. First,
