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| Governor Rounds Video Message |
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2010 Education
The future of our children is too important to be left to chance. South Dakota's children need the academic tools that will allow them to compete and succeed in a world where the competition for economic opportunity will only increase. That is the reason many hours and much effort have gone into developing an initiative that will serve as a road map to guide South Dakota's public education system in the next decade. That road map will identify where we are, where we intend to go, and how we plan to get there.
2010E takes an approach long used by successful businesses. According to the business model, 2010E:
Establishes specific, measurable GOALS that we expect
our system of public education to attain by 2010.
Identifies OBJECTIVES-specific to each goal, which when
met, should help us accomplish each goal. Identifies specific ACTION STEPS in order to reach
the stated objective.
The steps will include specific criteria:
Identification of the specific action step.
The time frame for completing the action step.
Identifying the individuals who are responsible
for execution of the action step.
Central to the 2010E initiative is the ongoing evaluation of progress towards the stated objectives, which in turn leads to an evaluation of progress towards achieving the established goals. If we find less than satisfactory progress in attaining our objectives and goals, we will re-examine and modify the action steps-or identify entirely new action steps. We will also evaluate the success of these objectives in accomplishing the goals we have set. This is where every citizen of the state has a role in 2010E. We invite the public to review 2010E, and to make recommendations to improve the plan. 2010E is designed to be a plan that reacts to the changing needs of South Dakota's citizens. We will always be looking for ways in which 2010E may be improved.
By laying out the 2010E system of goals, objectives and action steps, we have the ability to hold ourselves accountable. Our success in meeting our goals will be clearly evident. Likewise, it will also be clearly evident where we have more work that needs to be done, and where our limited resources should be focused.
Our founding fathers wrote in the State Constitution: "...it shall be the duty of the Legislature to establish and maintain a general and uniform system of public schools wherein tuition shall be without charge, and equally open to all; and to adopt all suitable means to secure to the people the advantages and opportunities of education." These wise men recognized that we have two great obligations to our children. The first is that all children have an equal opportunity to learn. The second is that we are obligated to make the maximum use of our resources to provide for the education of our children.
Mike Rounds
A Vision for Education in South Dakota
The future of our children is too important to be left to chance. South Dakota's children need the academic tools that will allow them to compete and succeed in a world where the competition for economic opportunity will only increase. That is the reason many hours and much effort have gone into developing an initiative that will serve as a road map to guide South Dakota's public education system in the next decade. That road map will identify where we are, where we intend to go, and how we plan to get there.
2010E takes an approach long used by successful businesses. According to the business model, 2010E:
our system of public education to attain by 2010.
met, should help us accomplish each goal.
the stated objective.
for execution of the action step.
By laying out the 2010E system of goals, objectives and action steps, we have the ability to hold ourselves accountable. Our success in meeting our goals will be clearly evident. Likewise, it will also be clearly evident where we have more work that needs to be done, and where our limited resources should be focused.
Our founding fathers wrote in the State Constitution: "...it shall be the duty of the Legislature to establish and maintain a general and uniform system of public schools wherein tuition shall be without charge, and equally open to all; and to adopt all suitable means to secure to the people the advantages and opportunities of education." These wise men recognized that we have two great obligations to our children. The first is that all children have an equal opportunity to learn. The second is that we are obligated to make the maximum use of our resources to provide for the education of our children.
Mike Rounds
