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Celebrate the Stories: West Springfield Public Schools Appreciative Inquiry Summit
Debbie Morris , Marge Schiller , Jackie Stavros , Suzanne Marotta

Corporation for Positive Change

2002, Sep

Annotation: In West Springfield, Massachusetts, the entire school district was invited to participate in a multi-year Appreciative Inquiry (AI) effort to support the district’s Strategic Planning Process. The goals of this initiative were to celebrate an exemplary school system that fosters the wonder of education and life long learning, creates a strength-based environment of excellence that supports children in reaching their full potential, and elevates and gives one voice to the community.

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