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here are my take-aways from that response. What would you add to it? You must first set a vision of what's possible in play. Identify that the need(s) available can be met by strategic use of staffing and technologies available. Acknowledge past efforts that failed to be implemented fully. Connect with powerful stakeholders (district department directors), as well as those "in the trenches" (teachers and students) Align the plan with standards and goals at the state level Connect with stakeholders and communicate in an ongoing manner. And, a point that David shared explicitly with me, "Run to the resistors" rather than away from them. To me, this means embrace resistance viewpoint as one that can enlighten the conversation rather than stop it.

The intentions are to unlock the potential of students to learn in innovative ways.  There is the possibility that what is learned through this school will find its way into our traditional schools to increase innovation throughout.