Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A.
Collaborating with Families and Stakeholders
1. Education leaders ensure the success of
all students by collaborating with families and stakeholders who represent
diverse community interests and needs and mobilizing community resources that
improve teaching and learning.
a.
Dispositions exemplified in Expectation 4. The education leader believes in,
values, and is committed to:
i. high
standards for all;
ii. including
family and community as partners;
iii. respect for the diversity of family
composition;
iv. continuous
learning and improvement for all.
B. Narrative
1. In order to educate students effectively
for participation in a diverse, democratic society, leaders incorporate
participation and views of families and stakeholders for important decisions
and activities of schools and districts. Key stakeholders include educators,
students, community members, and organizations that serve families and
children.
2. Leaders recognize that
diversity enriches and strengthens the education system and a participatory
democracy. Leaders regard diverse communities as a resource and work to engage
all members in collaboration and partnerships that support teaching and
learning. Leaders help teachers communicate positively with families and make
sure families understand how to support their children's learning. In
communicating with parents and the community, leaders invite feedback and
questions so that communities can be partners in providing the best education
for every student.
C.
Element A-Collaboration with Families and Community Members. Leaders extend
educational relationships to families and community members to add programs,
services, and staff outreach and provide what every student needs to succeed in
school and life.
1. Indicators. A leader:
a. brings together the resources of schools,
family members, and community to positively affect student and adult learning,
including parents and others who provide care for children;
b. involves families in decision making about
their children's education;
c. uses
effective public information strategies to communicate with families and
community members (such as email, night meetings, and written materials in
multiple languages);
d. applies
communication and collaboration strategies to develop family and local
community partnerships;
e. develops
comprehensive strategies for positive community and media relations.
D. Element B-Community
Interests and Needs. Leaders respond and contribute to community interests and
needs in providing the best possible education for their children.
1. Indicators. A leader:
a. identifies key stakeholders and is
actively involved within the community, including working with community
members and groups that have competing or conflicting perspectives about
education;
b. uses appropriate
assessment strategies and research methods to understand and accommodate
diverse student and community conditions and dynamics;
c. seeks out and collaborates with community
programs serving students with special needs;
d. capitalizes on diversity (such as
cultural, ethnic, racial, economic, and special interest groups) as an asset of
the school community to strengthen educational programs;
e. demonstrates cultural competence in
sharing responsibilities with communities to improve teaching and
learning.
E.
Element C-Building on Community Resources. Leaders maximize shared resources
among schools, districts, and communities that provide key social structures
and gathering places, in conjunction with other organizations and agencies that
provide critical resources for children and families.
1. Indicators. A leader:
a. links to and collaborates with community
agencies for health, social, and other services to families and
children;
b. develops mutually
beneficial relationships with business, religious, political, and service
organizations to share school and community resources (such as buildings,
playing fields, parks, medical clinics, and so on);
c. uses public resources and funds
appropriately and effectively;
d.
secures community support to sustain existing resources and add new resources
that address emerging student needs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17 and
R.S.17:6(A)(10).
