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Statement of Vision and Strategies
Great Schools Initiative is a
community-based effort organized to nurture the values and maximize the benefits
associated with the preservation of the K-12
zone of public schools
neighboring the
Vision
Our vision is that our community will unite in honoring our public
school system; one having a history of excellence and a promising future.
Strategies
We will achieve this vision by using these strategies:
1.
Publicize the vision and activities of the Great Schools Initiative
and its cooperation with the Flint Board of Education to give the community
hope that the best
2.
Preserve the best Flint High Schools, by renovating buildings and
invigorating programs involving the college and cultural center. By doing so, make a positive statement to the
community that citizens can make a difference in promoting quality educational
programs.
3.
Develop the financial remedies that will do more than just keep
schools open; they will also support programs that rebuild the public schools.
What do we mean by “values” and “benefits of preservation”?
Values
1.
Appreciation for the fine arts
2.
Diversity of people
3.
Academic excellence
4.
Community service
5.
Education for citizenship
6.
Respect for those who created the communities we call home
7.
Productive work
8.
Activities that lighten the heart
Benefits of Preservation
1.
The interaction between the schools and the cultural center
benefit both. Children’s education is
enriched and the institutions of the cultural center gain tremendous
opportunities for accomplishing their missions.
2.
In interaction with the cultural center the schools rise above the
ordinary; as such, they are more attractive to parents, who are then more
likely to choose to live in
3.
Preserving old buildings provides a distinctive look to the
neighborhood, connects the whole city to its past, and teaches students that
newest is not necessarily greatest.
4.
The tradition of excellence in the special programs
at Flint High Schools can be perpetuated only if the faculty identity and chain
of positive peer influence is uninterrupted.
These have developed over a long period of time and cannot be quickly
reproduced once torn apart.
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