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Definitions:
- Collective Inquiry -- a process in which a team of individuals is relentless in questioning the status quo, seeking new methods, testing and reflecting on results.
- Culture -- the totality of ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge, language, and way of life of a group of people who share a certain historical background. Manifestations of culture include art, laws, institutions, and customs.
- Diversity -- the unique characteristics that all persons possess that distinguish them as individuals and that identify them as belonging to a group or groups.
- Effective -- is causing a desired or intended result.
- Efficient -- is able to produce a result without waste or a minimum of resources.
- Global -- refers to the interconnectiveness of societies that are establishing progressively closer contact through marketplace, economies, laws, social movements, ideas and cultures unhampered by time zones or national boundaries.
- High Expectations -- is a standard of conduct or performance for individuals, teams, school, department and District well above the norm or average.
- Intercultural Proficiency -- is the habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge, technical skills, reasoning, emotions, values, and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of each individual and community in a diverse world.
- Interventions -- actions taken to change what is happening or might happen with a student or situation to produce a desirable result.
- Professional Learning Community -- is a collaborative team working interdependently to analyze and improve professional practice, individual and collective results.
- Results -- a performance measure that determines the impact or benefit achieved.
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