{"id":2082,"date":"2023-01-20T08:35:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillbrook.us\/voices\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2023-01-20T08:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:35:22","slug":"created-in-community-building-hillbrooks-next-vision-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillbrook.us\/voices\/2023\/01\/created-in-community-building-hillbrooks-next-vision-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATED IN COMMUNITY: BUILDING HILLBROOK\u2019S NEXT VISION PLAN<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Improving a school is a goal that technically never arrives – we rise to meet a continuously evolving moment, anchored and guided by our mission and vision as we work together to plan for the years ahead. While creating a plan takes countless hours, some of our school\u2019s most extraordinary achievements start with a simple question: what if? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That what if<\/em> is already taking shape this year through a series of Community Conversations, where every member of our community is invited to help us think about what might be possible for Hillbrook\u2019s future. A guiding vision takes many different voices – here\u2019s how our community is helping us create a plan for the years to come.
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Perspectives guide us. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Held as informal gatherings in living rooms and conference rooms, Community Conversations offer a dynamic workspace in which to share ideas, ask questions, and provide unique perspectives on what it means to be a part of Hillbrook. Each conversation builds upon the one before it\u2014as new families join in, they help us add new topics and personal stories. Bit by bit, sticky note by sticky note, the years ahead have begun to take shape. With our community\u2019s help, Vision 2030 is forming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With three Community Conversations done and more to come, we\u2019ve already heard an abundance of informative and inspiring ideas: maintaining childhood through challenging times, supporting confidence and belonging, student mental health and mindfulness, AI\u2019s role in education, teaching financial literacy, and more. Through the stories shared by Hillbrook\u2019s families, we can dive deeper into different trends, challenges, and opportunities affecting the world at large. We take this time to dream big and push ourselves further, discovering new ways to make our school extraordinary.
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Past achievements inspire us.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Through past strategic plans – Vision 2015 and Vision 2020 – we have been able to accomplish incredible things, built upon or inspired by past Community Conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n