It has been an honor to serve as president of Learning Forward’s board of trustees. My sojourn was much like Dorothy’s voyage in The Wizard of Oz. While making her way to Oz, Dorothy met new friends, encountered struggles, and was besieged with setbacks in her quest to go home. By the end, Dorothy learned life lessons she’d never forget. Throughout my term as president, so did I. Last December, I accepted the leadership gavel, and, from day one, I knew I wasn’t in Kansas anymore. Perhaps you’ve felt this way, too. The tornadoes that continually whip education to and fro can be unnerving. The whirlwinds of Common Core, next-generation assessments, new teacher evaluation, and accountability systems can easily pitch us off course and far,