Mission & Vision

The key to a school's success is the articulation of a strong mission and vision statement and an administration and board that stick to these ideals. Mission and vision differentiate a school from its peers and proclaims the unique value proposition that the school offers. Reconsider the purpose and mission of Jewish day school education from a variety of perspectives. Then, gain advice for composing a mission statement and discover the range of uses that such a statement can serve.

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Articles From This Issue

Today’s Models and Tomorrow’s

Jonathan Woocher
The Power and Practice of Visioning

Robert Leventhal
Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements

Ray Levi
Establishing an Integrated Community and School in Israel: A Continuing Challenge

Ayelet Lehman
Leadership Lessons from the Rebbe

Interview with Joseph Telushkin
Mission Driven Teachers: Veshinantam Lemorekha!

Tzivia Garfinkel
From the Editor

Barbara Davis
Betzelem Elohim: From Mission Statement to Disciplinary Policy

Mark H. Shpall
Keeping the Mission and Vision Current

Matt Heilicher
Partnering with Parents: It’s All About Mission

Alli Debrow
Dear Cooki

Cooki Levy
Giving Our Missions a Why: A Cognitive Approach

Jeffrey Schrager
Beyond Continuity, Identity and Literacy: Making a Compelling Case for Jewish Day Schools to 21st Century American Jews

Daniel L. Lehmann
The Pluralistic Mission in Everyday Practice

Eliana Lipsky
The Creativity Imperative

Miriam Heller Stern
Building Community Using Mission Statements

Menachem Hecht and Pinchos Hecht
A Compelling, Yet More Demanding, Vision for 21st Century Day Schools

Michael S. Berger
Complexity Leadership for Complex Day Schools

Sharon Pollin
Enacting the Case: A Response from a Practitioner’s Perspective

Susie Tanchel
Pluralism, Ethos, Creativity and Israel

Shaul Magid
Pluralism: An Inquiry

Steven Lorch
A Mission and Vision of the Present

Rivy Poupko Kletenik
A New Theory of Vision

Jon A. Levisohn