Educational Leaders, Inc. - Vision and Mission Statement

Vision & Mission Statement

Vision

ELI helps TUSD administrators lead. Our vision is to be advocates for a professional, educational climate that promotes and supports a passion for excellence.

ELI will focus on the following domains for the implementation of the vision:

Political Issues
Advocacy
Communications and Public Relations
Professional/Personal Growth

Political Issues Domain

To significantly impact policy and decision making that affects students, staff, and community, ELI will engage in the following

Meet and Confer
ELI-PAC
Legislative liaison
Attendance at governing board meetings
Superintendent’s breakfast
Communication with governing board members
Activities of the executive director

Advocacy Domain

To protect, promote, and advance ELI members’ professional status ELI will use:

Activities of the executive director.
The ELI board’s role.
Meet and Confer.
Communication between ELI and the governing board.

Communication and Public Relations Domain

To communicate internally and externally on behalf of the ELI membership, ELI will:

Create a website or home page with a "chat box" for questions and answers to facilitate interaction and exposure for ELI.
Include articles on recent school events and activities by ELI members in the ELI newsletter.
Send the ELI newsletter to non-members once a year to keep them abreast of ELI activities, as a means of membership recruitment.
Offer a non-member price for individuals to attend the ELI Unconference.
Add "Point/Counterpoint" section to the ELI newsletter, and to the website, for members to express different opinions and ideas.
Establish partnerships with businesses.
Send the ELI newsletter to the area assistant superintendents and Dr. Paz.
Submit new appointments to the business section of the newspaper, with a photo.
Have the ELI secretary also serve as chair of a public relations committee.
Maintain open lines of communication with other TUSD bargaining groups.

Personal Growth Domain

To promote and encourage the professional and personal development and wellness of the membership, ELI will:

Develop a five-year growth plan.
Provide professional development opportunities, e.g., Unconference, study group/book club.
Request input regarding needs/interests of members.
Collaborate with TUSD, including meet and confer.
Provide job alike/support meetings.
Exchange and share information.
Provide a mentor and support system for new administrators-starting it as a group discussion so people are introduced to each other.
Propose adding ELI to the agenda for the Leadership Academy.

Educational Leaders, Inc.
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, Arizona 85716-3102