It is important, therefore, to avoid at all costs a state where a school loses its spark and relegates to a desperate level of becoming synonymous with hopelessness. A school seeking to stay afloat and intentionally rooted on its purpose should frequently sharpen and upgrade its instructional and governance practices. The role of school principals and oversight entities in keeping a school on its lane cannot be over emphasised.
The processes and practices defining a good school should be relentlessly monitored and fine tuned to keep a school on course. Experience has shown that complacency has brought about the downfall of many schools, which previously served students well. Since recovery may appear insurmountable in a completely broken school, no school should be permitted to degenerate and deviate fundamentally from its core mission of serving each and every child. Interestingly, schools that do not perform never run short of reasons justifying under achievement.
