"Teamwork makes the dream work," stated principal, Eunice McKenzie, as she relates how Scott's Hall Primary in St Mary pulled itself up from near the bottom of the school effectiveness ranking established by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). In November 2011, the NEI graded the school's overall effectiveness as unsatisfactory. The chief inspector was very critical of the unsatisfactory quality of the leadership and management of the school, noting that the then principal had "a vision for the future development of the school but did not sufficiently involve all staff in the implementation to make it meaningful."

Having served in educational leadership for over a decade, Dr. Maurice Smith has firsthand experience of the challenges associated with efficiently operating a school. He recalls however, that while serving as principal on two occasions, his decision to leverage the use of data and interpersonal relationships resulted in significant improvement in school performance and output.