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November 2022 Board Update
Posted by Julie Cieniawski on 11/1/2022
Greetings Scottsdale Unified School District COMMUNITY,
I emphasize the word community in this greeting, as it is of utmost importance to this Governing Board. Our district not only looks out for all our K-12 children, but is also responsible for the well-being of its employees. Though none of us is perfect, we strive to improve, learn from our mistakes, provide relevant and rigorous education experiences, and implement policies and practices that will improve the future of our community at large. If we are serious about the notion that one of the most important ways for people to learn is to take risks, we need to do more than pay lip service to “mistake ownership.” We need to publicly practice it.
Mistakes are necessary on our path to learning. When we talk about high-risk mistakes or the mistakes that have more impact for those on the mistake’s receiving end, we still need to hold onto the awareness that there is such a thing as “good” mistakes. Knowing that there are different types might feel like semantics, but that knowledge helps reduce negative errors, and increase and welcome the positive errors. Innovation requires a risk cycle. In SUSD, we continue to audit systems, and seek input from students, employees, and families within our school district to identify our growth opportunities. Our students are at the center of every decision we make, as they are the reason we exist. As our world changes, our students’ needs and interests change. We must be willing to honor the change and respect the students’ evolving needs, as we help design a school district that strives to be world-class and focuses on the future.
A good teacher will encourage critical thinking skills, motivate students to become academic scholars, and engage in calculated risks in the world of academics. Similarly, a good system of governance will have checks and balances in place, seek input, remain receptive to innovative solutions of identified challenges, and share factual information in a timely manner. Recognizing that many of our challenges continue to be budget-based, we must continue to make up for the absence of adequate funding with an emphasis on collaboration and creative problem-solving. A future-focused community will recognize, partner with, and support the needs and interests of the district public school system. This Governing Board will continue to work hard for our district, your family, and the health and well-being of our Scottsdale community.
I am grateful for the long history of support provided by our community. We will continue to pursue high standards of excellence for ourselves, our employees, our students, and their families because the future of our students depends on this.
Please take care and embrace the importance of our collective action as a healthy community.
Julie Cieniawski
President
SUSD Governing Board
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