Transcript Mission-Vision

School, Parents, and Community:
Planning Together Strategically for
Student Achievement
Eileen Beiersdorf
[email protected]
The Ninth Characteristic of High
Performing Schools
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High Level of Community and Parent
Involvement.
There is a sense that all educational
stakeholders have a responsibility to educate
students, not just the teachers and staff in
schools. Parents as well as businesses,
social service agencies, community colleges,
and universities all play a vital role in this
effort.
Community Collaboration
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Community engagement is increasingly
important as the general public expects more
from their schools.
The community must be engaged to support
student achievement and continuous
improvement.
It must occur at all levels to secure broadbased support for district goals, initiatives,
and allocation of resources.
Building a Collaborative Task Force
(CTF)
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Develop a comprehensive plan with the CTF
 Collaboration
 Partnership
 Community support
The plan’s broad purpose is to:
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Develop local goals for increased student achievement.
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Obtain community support for student services.
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Develop necessary partnerships to reach our goals.
Collaborative Task Force Partners
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Members cooperate in a joint venture or challenge.
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Members are in a relationship in which each has equal status.
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Each member has something to contribute and something to
gain.
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The voices of disenfranchised parents and community
members must be heard and they must be empowered as
advocates for their children. Engaging school, family, and
community members in culturally appropriate ways is critical to
establishing enduring partnerships.
Productive Collaborative Task Force Culture
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Student-centered.
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Improvement orientation.
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Collaborative Work Behavior.
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Sense of group goals.
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Focused, involved, and
concerned.
Parent and Community Involvement
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Parent and community involvement goes well
beyond volunteering in the classroom.
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Involvement means parents and community
members supporting children’s education and
placing a high value on education.
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Many parents and community members see a limited
role for themselves in children’s education and their
involvement in the school.
Purpose of a Collaborative Task Force
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To improve student achievement.
To address parenting skills.
To help families navigate the school system.
To achieve family literacy without changing cultural
or family practices.
To empower parents and community members to
support children’s learning.
To build relationships to build trust among school
parents, and community so services can be
rendered.
The “Work” of the Collaborative Task
Force
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Coordinate resources and services for:
Families
– Students
– School
With businesses, agencies, and other groups,
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Provide services to the community.
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Key Champions
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Champions are articulate spokespeople for
our goals and activities. When considering
leadership needs, look for the best
messengers to communicate with key
decision makers in your community.
Collaborative Task Force Communication
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Learn the best time to communicate with members.
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Select a variety of formal and informal methods for
communication.
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Value and share information and experiences.
Articulate the Collaborative Task Force Mission
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Envision our school five years from now.
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What significant ways would we like for it to be
different than it is today?
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What could we accomplish to make us proud?
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How will we know if we accomplished our mission?
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How will we assess how it is functioning?
To Plan Strategically Creates the means by which the
plan creates itself
toward extraordinary
purposes in our district.
Planning Strategically
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The group will:
Express common values, purpose, and expectations.
Establish and maintain quality standards.
Ensure effective distribution of resources.
Guarantee optimal return on the investment of time and resources.
Definitions
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Strategic – Answers the
questions what and
why.
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Longer-term future
Growth or change
Whole systems
Values/Mission-driven
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Operational – Answers
the questions how and
when.
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Shorter-term future
Maintenance
Programs, projects
Resource-driven
Beliefs
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Statements about the basic convictions, values and
character.
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Meet with the Collaborative Task Force.
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List the groups beliefs about student education.
 Fundamental values
 Deep and abiding convictions
 Non-negotiable ethical principles
 Moral imperatives
We believe that all students can learn…
(An Example)
• Based on their ability.
• If they take advantage of the opportunities to learn.
• If we accept responsibility for their academic growth.
• If we establish high standards of learning that we expect
all students to achieve.
Strategic Parameters
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Establish the absolute boundaries.
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Examples
We will not tolerate prejudicial discrimination of
any kind.
Each child has unlimited potential.
Strengths
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Characteristics which contribute to the ability
of the Collaborative Task Force to achieve its
mission.
Barriers
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Characteristics which limit the ability of the
organization to achieve its mission.
Mission
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Mission Statement – identifies why the
Collaborative Task Force (CTF) exists.
A broad statement that includes:
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Purpose of the CTF
Function of the CTF
Clients
Objectives
Objectives are the desired end results of the
Collaborative Task Force.
Strategies/Activities
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Strategies are the activities which are the means to
achieve the objectives.
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The objectives are the what and the activities are the
how.
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Objectives are the result of the Mission.
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Keep the number of strategies reasonable to ensure
quality.
Action Plan – A Link between
Strategic and Operational Planning
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An outline of the specific tasks required to
implement the strategies into the program.
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Name the strategy/activity.
Determine who will be responsible for each task.
List the date the task will begin.
List the due date for completion of the task.
Include the resources needed to complete the
action.
An Example for Action Plans
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Objective:
Student achievement will increase through
tutorials in core academic services.
Strategy/Activity: Provide access to core academic tutors.
Action:
Invite eight senior citizens to assist students.
Who:
Ms. Smith, Director of the ABC Seniors Center,
will recruit seniors citizens to volunteer as tutors.
Starting Date:
September 8, 2009
Due Date:
October 9, 2009
Completed Date: May 21, 2010 (ongoing subject to review and
results) analysis of TAKS tests for students
receiving tutorials by seniors.
Resources:
Minimal for celebration.
The Steps to Planning Strategically
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Bring the Collaborative Task Force Together
and work through the following steps:
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Beliefs
Mission
Parameters
Strengths
Weaknesses
Objectives
Strategies
Action Plans
The Effect of Planning Strategically
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A vision without a task is but a dream.
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A task without a vision is but a drudgery.
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A vision with a task can change the world.
Mt.Abu Declaration, United Nations
Six Types of Involvement
 Collaborating With The Community.
 Parenting.
 Communicating.
 Volunteering.
 Learning At Home.
 Decision Making.
Collaborating With the Community
 Coordinate resources and services for
families, students, and the school with
community groups, including businesses,
agencies, cultural and civic organizations,
and colleges or universities.
Parenting
 Assist families with parenting skills, family
support, understanding child and adolescent
development, and setting home conditions to
support learning at each age and grade level.
Assist schools in understanding families'
backgrounds, cultures, and goals for
children.
Communicating
 Communicate with families about school
programs and student progress. Create twoway communication channels between
school and home.
Volunteering
 Improve recruitment, training, activities, and
schedules to involve families and community
members as volunteers and as audiences at
the school or in other locations. Enable
educators to work with volunteers who
support students and the school.
Learning at Home and School to Meet
Family Schedules
 Involve families with their children in
academic learning at home, including
homework, goal setting, and other
curriculum-related activities. Encourage
teachers to design homework that enables
students to share and discuss interesting
tasks.
Decision Making
 Include families as participants in school
decisions, governance, and advocacy
activities through school councils or
improvement teams, committees, and parent
organizations.
We have just started the journey of
the Collaborative Task Force
With Teamwork Coming together is a
beginning.
Keeping together is
progress.
Working together is
success!
The Effect of a Collaborative Task
Force Planning Together Strategically
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A vision without a task is but a dream.
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A task without a vision is but a drudgery.
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A vision with a task can change the world.
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Mt. Abu Declaration, United Nations
Resources
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Nelson, G.M. (2000) Self Governance in Communities and
Families. San Francisco: Berrete-Koehler.
The Cambridge Group (1993) Montgomery, Alabama.
Joyce L. Epstein and Karen Clark Salinas. “Partnering with
Families and Communities,” Educational Leadership, 61 (May
2004).
Lezotte, L.W. and Papperl, J.C. (2002) Assembly Required, A
continuous School Improvement System: A Proven Path to
Learning for All. Okemos,MI