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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While attending a meeting of the National Business Officers Association in St. Louis with Chuck McCullagh, Williston’s chief financial officer, I had a chance to spend dedicated time with professionals from around the country and discuss fascinating topics in close quarters with folks like Professor James Honan of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Pat Bassett, president of National Association of Independent Schools. <\/p>\n
The essential question of how our schools meet the needs of students as we prepare them for the future was the focus of dedicated discussion and brainstorming. Certainly, the fast-paced changes in technology have forced all of us to conceive of education differently than in the past, and the possibilities for hybrid classrooms and sharing of resources seem limitless. Too often, though, schools have tended to be in the “and” business, that is, adding programs and people as the latest fad washes over the educational landscape. We all recognize that the need to be in programmatic equilibrium means that as we introduce new initiatives we should also consider the totality of our offerings. <\/p>\n
These decisions are not easily made, and it is invigorating that I see the Williston faculty devoting meetings to these important topics so that we continue to provide the best education for our students.<\/p>\n
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While attending a meeting of the National Business Officers Association in St. Louis with Chuck McCullagh, Williston’s chief financial officer, I had a chance to spend dedicated time with professionals from around the country and discuss fascinating topics in close quarters with folks like Professor James Honan of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and … Continue reading Gateway to the Future<\/span>