Is “Good Enough” Holding Your School Back?
Sep 04, 2026
Unacceptable performance gets our attention.
Something is clearly wrong.
Something needs to change.
But acceptable performance is different.
Acceptable performance gives us permission to stop looking.
Our scores are okay.
Enrollment is stable.
Our culture is pretty good.
The board functions.
Our people are doing fine.
Nothing is really wrong.
And that's precisely why acceptable can quietly become a ceiling.
I think about performance across four levels:
UNACCEPTABLE → ACCEPTABLE → DESIRED → PEAK
Peak Performance isn't perfection.
It's the disciplined pursuit of the highest standard you're capable of achieving.
So today's question isn't:
"Are we doing okay?"
It's:
“Are we performing at the level we're capable of?”
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