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The School Mission Statement: Values, Goals, and Identities in American Education by Steven E. Stemler and Damian J. Bebell. 2012. $39.95. 256 pp. Eye on Education. www.eyeoneducation.com
Often, the development of a school's mission statement is time wasted in constructing an ideal-never instilled and soon forgotten. Mission statements change when a new principal or superintendent arrives, perhaps because they are more a personal reflection than the collective synergy of a thoughtfully involved school staff.
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