What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
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Description
Harness your community's powerful resources to support achievement!
Every school exists within the broader context of its community. By tapping into the wealth of resources that abound beyond campus grounds, principals can weave a tightly knit safety net that buoys student learning. If the adage "It takes a village to raise a child" is true, then certainly raising schoolwide achievement is largely dependent upon the active involvement of local businesses, organizations, institutions, and parents.
Cultivating strong alliances with community members entails a systemic, goal-centered outreach program-and this comprehensive guide outlines proven, practical strategies for effectively launching, implementing, and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships. It highlights straightforward best practices for: Reaching out to parents, including specific involvement activities; Building community relationships that support school initiatives, plus tips for leveraging the media; and Closing the achievement gap through community resources and reforms.
This fourth volume in a seven-part leadership series features:
- Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
- Case study with reflective questions
- "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
- Self-Assessment resources
- "In-basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
Other titles in this leadership series:
What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Contents
Dedication
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Reaching Out to Parents
- Learning Together
- Empower Parents
- Provide Training
- Establish Parent Coordinators
- Foster Parental Success
- Publicize Student Presentations
- Solicit Parent and Community Involvement
- Develop Parent Involvement Activities
- Conclusion
3. Best Practices in Building Community Alliances
- Consider Six Types of Involvement
- Form a Community Advisory Committee
- Undertake Community Building
- Plan Together
- Develop an After School Program
- Involve Parents and Community
- Avoid Barriers to Implementation
- Become Media Savvy
- Become Part of a Professional Development School (PDS) Initiative
- Conclusion
4. Using Community Resources and Reforms to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap
- School-Community Clinics
- Early Childhood Education Centers
- After School Programs
- Conclusion
Conclusion: Making School-Community Relations a Reality
Conclusion: Making School-Community Relations a Reality
Resource A: Realities of School-Community Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource A: Realities of School-Community Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in School-Community Relations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in School-Community Relations
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
References
Index
Index
Description
Harness your community's powerful resources to support achievement!
Every school exists within the broader context of its community. By tapping into the wealth of resources that abound beyond campus grounds, principals can weave a tightly knit safety net that buoys student learning. If the adage "It takes a village to raise a child" is true, then certainly raising schoolwide achievement is largely dependent upon the active involvement of local businesses, organizations, institutions, and parents.
Cultivating strong alliances with community members entails a systemic, goal-centered outreach program-and this comprehensive guide outlines proven, practical strategies for effectively launching, implementing, and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships. It highlights straightforward best practices for: Reaching out to parents, including specific involvement activities; Building community relationships that support school initiatives, plus tips for leveraging the media; and Closing the achievement gap through community resources and reforms.
This fourth volume in a seven-part leadership series features:
- Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
- Case study with reflective questions
- "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
- Self-Assessment resources
- "In-basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
Other titles in this leadership series:
What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Contents
Dedication
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Reaching Out to Parents
- Learning Together
- Empower Parents
- Provide Training
- Establish Parent Coordinators
- Foster Parental Success
- Publicize Student Presentations
- Solicit Parent and Community Involvement
- Develop Parent Involvement Activities
- Conclusion
3. Best Practices in Building Community Alliances
- Consider Six Types of Involvement
- Form a Community Advisory Committee
- Undertake Community Building
- Plan Together
- Develop an After School Program
- Involve Parents and Community
- Avoid Barriers to Implementation
- Become Media Savvy
- Become Part of a Professional Development School (PDS) Initiative
- Conclusion
4. Using Community Resources and Reforms to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap
- School-Community Clinics
- Early Childhood Education Centers
- After School Programs
- Conclusion
Conclusion: Making School-Community Relations a Reality
Conclusion: Making School-Community Relations a Reality
Resource A: Realities of School-Community Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource A: Realities of School-Community Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in School-Community Relations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in School-Community Relations
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
References
Index
Index
Reviews
November 2005 | 136 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412915892 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483361611 | $35.00 |
Harness your community's powerful resources to support achievement!
Every school exists within the broader context of its community. By tapping into the wealth of resources that abound beyond campus grounds, principals can weave a tightly knit safety net that buoys student learning. If the adage "It takes a village to raise a child" is true, then certainly raising schoolwide achievement is largely dependent upon the active involvement of local businesses, organizations, institutions, and parents.
Cultivating strong alliances with community members entails a systemic, goal-centered outreach program-and this comprehensive guide outlines proven, practical strategies for effectively launching, implementing, and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships. It highlights straightforward best practices for: Reaching out to parents, including specific involvement activities; Building community relationships that support school initiatives, plus tips for leveraging the media; and Closing the achievement gap through community resources and reforms.
This fourth volume in a seven-part leadership series features:
- Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
- Case study with reflective questions
- "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
- Self-Assessment resources
- "In-basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
Other titles in this leadership series:
What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Table Of Contents:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
- 1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
- 2. Best Practices in Reaching Out to Parents
- Learning Together
- Empower Parents
- Provide Training
- Establish Parent Coordinators
- Foster Parental Success
- Publicize Student Presentations
- Solicit Parent and Community Involvement
- Develop Parent Involvement Activities
- Conclusion
- 3. Best Practices in Building Community Alliances
- Consider Six Types of Involvement
- Form a Community Advisory Committee
- Undertake Community Building
- Plan Together
- Develop an After School Program
- Involve Parents and Community
- Avoid Barriers to Implementation
- Become Media Savvy
- Become Part of a Professional Development School (PDS) Initiative
- Conclusion
- 4. Using Community Resources and Reforms to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap
- School-Community Clinics
- Early Childhood Education Centers
- After School Programs
- Conclusion
- Conclusion: Making School-Community Relations a Reality
- Resource A: Realities of School-Community Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
- Resource B: Assessing Your Role in School-Community Relations
- Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
- References
- Index