Living our MNIB Mission
The final draft of our MNIB mission statement:
The final draft of our MNIB mission statement:
"We are courageous leaders supporting those in the IB community who are implementing IB programs, building connections, removing barriers, and creating systems that increase access for all.
"We are courageous leaders supporting those in the IB community who are implementing IB programs, building connections, removing barriers, and creating systems that increase access for all.
By doing this, young people, families, and educators in the IB community will have a voice, engage in meaningful learning, cultivate their geniuses, and celebrate their successes."
By doing this, young people, families, and educators in the IB community will have a voice, engage in meaningful learning, cultivate their geniuses, and celebrate their successes."
MNIB President, Sarah Wernimont and Jon Peterson recorded a podcast summarizing the mission-writing process.
MNIB President, Sarah Wernimont and Jon Peterson recorded a podcast summarizing the mission-writing process.
You can listen to it here or search IB Matters wherever you get your podcasts and look for 'A Mission for our Association'
You can listen to it here or search IB Matters wherever you get your podcasts and look for 'A Mission for our Association'
We asked our members to share what they think the new MNIB Mission compels us to do - here's what they said.
We asked our members to share what they think the new MNIB Mission compels us to do - here's what they said.
(In no particular order)
(In no particular order)
- Bring back the Summer Conference
- Host Administration brunch meetings
- Work toward more admin /IB coordinator collaboration
- Bring official IB training to the metro area to leverage budgets
- Celebrate successes at every meeting for both students and teachers in our schools
- Create different meeting structures - not always the same format that we have used. Encourage guest student or teacher presentations.
- Pick a classroom of the month and share via Zoom or have teachers come in person to meeting if possible
- Do more cross-programme (PYP, MYP, DP, CP) learning - maybe feature one per meeting
- Do a primer on all four IB Programmes at the fall meeting
- Build a calendar with our plans for 12 months in advance
- Recognize educators doing great work
- Include and encourage community connections with parents, politicians, artists and activists - among others
- Spotlight someone’s work to remove barriers at every meeting. Removing Barriers becomes a featured agenda item every time we gather.
- Survey members after every meeting - looking for how we met our mission goals
- Review our bylaws to find ways they can better align with the mission