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Imagine schools...

• Taking responsibility for the success of every student from preschool through college.
• That actively and routinely review their performance and willingly change their practices to make adjustments that more appropriately serve their students.
• That are transparent and seek community input to correct what does not work for the students they serve.
• That foster articulation between systems to support student success.
• Where accountability is such a fact of life, so institutionalized that when students do not succeed, the system stops to fix the problem immediately in the students’ best interest.

Imagine communities...

• That make plans for seven generations to come and do not write-off a generation of children.
• That accept no excuse for failure, because they adopt the philosophy that all children can learn and they do whatever it takes to make that happen.
• That demand multiple measures rather than a single test to assess student performance.
• That engage parents in making decisions about their children’s lives.

Imagine states...

• That hold themselves accountable for supporting the high achievement of all students at the local level.