Full Description
Engage your community and help students achieve their full potential!
Americans see public schools as a critical community resource and rank education as a priority second only to the economy. How can educators harness this public interest in education to bring parents, families, and communities to action for our schools? Improving Schools Through Community Engagement addresses these questions and more in this invaluable source of methods and strategies for educators to initiate action.
Involvement of family and community members has a significant impact on student achievement. This handy resource provides a framework that education leaders can use in designing and implementing initiatives to more effectively engage the public by:
Framing a clear focus for community engagement
Identifying and including representatives from each diverse constituency group
Developing an understanding of the varied perspectives of these groups
Presenting strategies to encourage constituent involvement and action
A more engaged community results in improved teaching and learning. The energy of parents, teachers, and communities working together starts small and spreads over time. The possibilities for action are limitless!
Contents
Preface
About the Author
1. How Does an Engaged Community Improve Student Achievement?
2. Framing the Issue for the Community Engagement Process
3. Identifying Key Constituencies in Our Community
4. Techniques to Better Understand Our Constituents
5. Strategies to Encourage Constituent Action
6. Sustaining the Community Engagement Process
Resource: Summary of Internet Sources
References
Index
