As the old cliché goes "The only constant is change." Say Yes to Education is broadening how we think, work and organize ourselves to build the strongest pathway for our students to success beyond high school. GCS Superintendent Maurice "Mo" Green is stepping down after nearly 8 years of outstanding leadership and a process is already underway to identify our next leader. The Board of Education -- with new districts, fewer members and their first state mandated partisan elections -- will undergo a transformation in November. Teachers and administrators continue to try and do more with even fewer resources, while politicians battle over budgets and policy. And while the adults struggle with, muddle through, and strategize about change, our kids meanwhile embrace it as the norm. They go to school day in and day out -- changing and growing by the hour, the day, the week, the year. GEA is here to help you stay focused on the big and small ways you can bring your time, attention and intention to supporting student and school success. When we do that -- we all benefit -- in the short-term and over the long haul. Stay tuned this year and we'll help you stay updated with all the change. Most importantly, we invite you to stay engaged. Your time, attention and intention matter. Thank you for investing some of it in student and schools in Guilford County. Below are 3 ways you can give a little time, leave a lasting impression and we promise -- get something back in the process. Here's to a strong 2016!
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