An Analysis of High School Mission Statements in Massachusetts from 2001 to 2019, research conducted by team from Boston College and Wesleyan University, found that 95 percent of Mass. high schools altered or changed their mission statement during the timeframe. Examined in the context of local, state, and federal educational reform efforts, these results indicate that schools can fluidly add and expand new themes and competencies in response to community needs; however, the results also suggest that most schools had increased their scope and purpose without relinquishing any of their past objectives. The rare exception observed by the researchers was a 14-percent drop in school mission statements describing student's physical development.