INAUGURAL ADDRESS

I’d like to start with a simple but striking statement by John C.

Maxwell, when he said “Whatever Tasks Lies Ahead of you, Plan to
Move Forward”. Undoubtedly some great task lies ahead of us. Maybe
we suspect that accomplishing is the key to our purpose, but we’ve been
afraid to tackle it. Perhaps we’ve been worried that we will not be able to
overcome the failure that result from attempting it.

The challenge is, plan to do it. Don’t jump into it frivolously. Get
back on your feet, and use this strategy to move forward.

F – finalize your goal

O – order your plans
R – risk falling taking into action
W – welcome mistakes
A – advance based on your character
R – reevaluate your progress continually
D – develop new strategies to succeed

We must therefore spend time reflecting in the lasting investments we

would like to make and create a plan to achieve them.

However, according to the leadership expert, J. M. we should

continue to develop our personal and professional qualities and make the
big letter A as our greatest asset. Attitude colors once life, it is like the
mind’s paintbrush. It is the greatest asset. If we have the big letter A at
all times, there is no reason whey we cannot improve. ASC, especially on
the physical aspect or the building itself. So as a School President, it is
again a challenge to uphold the ABC of life. This time A is not for
attitude only, but ability – what you do & how you do it. It instills
capability, capacity, aptitude, potential & etc. B – stands backbone, not
the jawbone or the wishbone, nor the knuckle bone but one who can
support/lean on. C – stands for Charting the Course; 4 things to consider:
 1. Leaders draw on Past Experience, so take time to reflect
and learn from experience.
2. Leaders examine conditions before making
commitments-finances, resources, talents but intangible
such as timing, morale, momentum, culture & etc.
3. Leaders listen to what others have to say no matter how
good the leader is, gather info from many sources.
4. Leaders make sure that conclusions represent both faith
& fact.
Faith – people can make it
Facts – realistically
In the five year development plan of ASC one concern was
the construction of a 2-story 14 classroom bldg. but due to financial
constraints and other difficulties and problems experienced by the
school, the plan was not materialized. The progressive plan will be
pushed through perhaps in 5 – 10 years time.
On the academic aspects, teachers are working hand in hand
to meet the illusive goal of 60 – 75% in varied achievement test
given in the basic education. On the LET results (the pride of ASC)
we are still at par with big/some standard schools in the cities. For
other courses we are trying to improve our instruction. We have
applied for additional programs in IT and BSA in Technology. For
TESDA courses, commercial cooking, FBS are ongoing; next year
hopefully we’ll be offering a 2-year course in HRM.
My friends, these are done w/ the collaborative efforts of all of
us. So we’ll continue to get up. Get up! Get over it! Get going! And we
work as a Team. And if we work as a team, if we are connected with
each other, there is no reason why we can’t be effective & efficient
teaching and non-teaching personnel. The trigger-key to world class
development and progress to profess the 7 habits of effective and
efficient personnel in ASC. The first is Be Proactive; Begin with the End
in Mind; Put first things first; Think win-win; Seek first to understand to
be understood; Synergize; Sharpen the saw; and the 8th habit is for
effectiveness to greatness. According to Stephen Covey, in order to
thrive on the new knowledge worker, we need to build on & move
beyond effectiveness to greatness.
My friends, this humble self vows to continue to carry her yoke
daily in ASC to leave the past to the Greatest Teacher’s Mercy, the
present to the Greatest Teacher’s Love and the future to the Greatest
Teacher’s Providence.
To God be the Glory.