OUR MISSION

The mission of Trinity Basin Preparatory is to inspire every student to do more, expect more, and be more. To make this mission a reality, every student and employee of Trinity Basin Preparatory is expected to exemplify the following core values of a TITAN:

1. Truthful: We seek and speak the truth. We operate with integrity and honesty.
2. Innovative: We are creative and use resourcefulness in solving problems.
3. Tenacious: We are unshakable, determined, and we possess true grit.
4. Accountable: We are transparent in our actions and are accountable to each other.
5. Nurturing: We build relationships and deeply care about all members of the TBP family.

The vision of Trinity Basin Preparatory is to provide meaningful educational choice to families across Texas. We do this by building and maintaining a system of charter schools that are academically successful and financially strong. Trinity Basin Preparatory will be a safe, sustainable, innovative, and successful charter district, empowering students and their families with educational opportunity.

The purpose of our bi-monthly district newsletter is to foster connection between all departments of Trinity Basin Preparatory. Our newsletter will provide essential information about our team, our mission, and our work to support students, parents, teachers, and administration.

Shelley York

Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator

syork@trinitybasin.net

Email: laustin@trinitybasin.net
Website: www.trinitybasin.net
Location: 400 South Zang Boulevard, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 817-291-3797

In author Jim Collins book, Good to Great, he outlines a framework for a transformational process of buildup to breakthrough of great organizations. There are three stages that Mr. Collins describes: Disciplined People, Disciplined Thought, and Disciplined Action.

For this edition we will focus on Disciplined People:

The difference between good organizations and great organizations are these three areas, with the most important first step being Who. Those organizations who went from good to great, Collins stated they ignited transformation with the right people, removed the wrong people, and then figured out the best path to greatness. When determining the right people a greater weight should be placed on character attributes. Attributes like work ethic, discipline, dedication to the common goal, focus on fulfilling commitments, tenacity, and integrity.

One other important attribute of great teams (the right people) is that they consisted of people who debated vigorously in search of the best answers, even at times the debates to find the best answer could get heated, it was always in the pursuit of the best answer. Lastly, when the decision was made, either by the executives or the team, they unified fully behind that decision regardless of personal interests.

The question I leave you with today:

Are you the right person for your students, your campus, and for Trinity Basin Preparatory? Are you a hard worker and do you put the goal of the team before your self interests? Are you prepared for your classes or your job? Are you engaged and unified in TBP's common goal?

End this week's reflection on Team with the below video.

We are looking forward to using this communication to begin our district wide communication. Some important upcoming dates:

10/1 - Bullying Prevention Week

10/5 - Staff PD at Ledbetter *don't forget to sign up on Eduphoria

10/8 - Fair Day