Governments seem to promote the development of acronyms. In my current three-year project here in northern Ontario, I am in charge of Managing Information for Student Achievement, so I am known as the MISA Leader! Now when you say that quickly, it comes out rather disgusting! I assure you that I do not consume measles!
What I do involves a lot of coordination with various levels of the educational bureaucracy which is certainly a challenge. The small school boards I deal with display a great deal of disparity (and not a little dispair). Some have schools that would be in the upper echelons of any educational jurisdiction. Others have one-room country schools that remind me of my youth in rural Saskatchewan—Bar Hill #4567! I try to bridge this great variety to develop and install better strategies for managing student data. I am working with the school administrators and the board administrators to develop solutions for student data management. I expect to take most of this year to develop a consensus, and I hope the solution will allow for ongoing flexibility to meet our changing needs.
So far I have spent most of my time learning—getting acquainted with my schools, the personnel who operate them, and the particulars of each community. This has involved a lot of information gathering, including visits to all the communities. I am enjoying my work, including all its challenges. I look forward to the remainder of this assignment!
What I do involves a lot of coordination with various levels of the educational bureaucracy which is certainly a challenge. The small school boards I deal with display a great deal of disparity (and not a little dispair). Some have schools that would be in the upper echelons of any educational jurisdiction. Others have one-room country schools that remind me of my youth in rural Saskatchewan—Bar Hill #4567! I try to bridge this great variety to develop and install better strategies for managing student data. I am working with the school administrators and the board administrators to develop solutions for student data management. I expect to take most of this year to develop a consensus, and I hope the solution will allow for ongoing flexibility to meet our changing needs.
So far I have spent most of my time learning—getting acquainted with my schools, the personnel who operate them, and the particulars of each community. This has involved a lot of information gathering, including visits to all the communities. I am enjoying my work, including all its challenges. I look forward to the remainder of this assignment!
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