Moving forward

I'm excited about the meeting coming up Wednesday evening (details here) because it will be our first opportunity for a broad-ranging, open discussion with the entire Steller community on the issues we've brought up. I sincerely believe that Steller students, parents and staff are much closer in their views than they realize. We've all read and endorsed the Steller philosophy, so we can't be that far apart. But we spend too much time wondering what others might think without engaging in serious discussion to find out where we really are. Once we begin talking about the vision for the school each of us has, I'm hoping it will match up in some major respects and that we can then move forward in working toward that vision. We will need openness and a willingness to hear new ideas. If we come to this with good will, only good can come of it.