| The importance of School-community partnerships |
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 | Does your school pride themselves on creating school-community partnerships? | |
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| I think we do. What all does that entail? Why is it so important? | |
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| What does collaboration with families and community members improve? |
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| It is important for schools to create a collective sense of purpose and a long-range plan for building school-community partnerships. When schools do this, they are able to establish truly collaborative relationships. Collaboration with families is important important. It can improve low-performing schools, help close achievement gaps, and greatly improve the school-community relationship. | |
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| Ah, I understand why it's so important. What are some ways I can put this into practice? | |
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| Tips for collaborating with families & Community members |
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| First, make a resource booklet in which you collect information about the skills and expertise of parents and acquaintances. Take advantage of email when finding and making connections with people. Find out what local colleges and universities have a service learning office. Use these offices to get connected with people who will give their time in exchange for college credit. | |
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| Good ideas. Thanks so much for all of these suggestions. I'll make sure to meet with my guests in advance to address the specific needs of my students. I will also give my students information about the presentation beforehand so that they can get the most out of it. My students will always make my guests feel welcome and write them a thank you note afterward. I want to make sure the people in my community know that my students appreciate the time and effort they put forth. I really appreciate you taking the time to talk this through with me. | |
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