I am Don Watkins, a recent graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. I am a transformational educational leader who empowers all stakeholders by inviting them to be part of the process of community building.  Parker Palmer  says that a person who leads from personal authenticity gets better work out of people than one who leads from a script. I believe that with my whole heart. Such leadership fosters a culture of mutual trust and respect that is essential to the formation of a successful learning community. Common ground is essential in schools where a sense of pluralism must be maintained. Parker Palmer also states that education in truth must bring teacher and students into a troth with each other and into the very image of the truth it hopes to convey. Troth implies loyalty, a commitment to each other and to ourselves. There is no doubt that an effective learning community is a sacred bond among all its constituents.