Standard 8

Engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being. Education leaders build and sustain productive relationships with families and other community partners in the government, non-profit, and private sectors. They promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the community’s diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources. They communicate regularly and openly with families and community partners, and seek their input and support for continuous improvement efforts. Effective Leaders:

• 1. Are approachable, accessible, and welcoming to all families and community members.

  2. Create and sustain positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with families and the community for the benefit of students.

  3. Engage in regular and open two-way communication with families and the community about the school, students, needs, challenges, and accomplishments.

  4. Maintain a presence in the community to understand its strengths and needs, develop productive relationships, and engage its resources for the school.

  5. Create means for the school community to partner with families to support student learning in and out of school.

  6. Build and sustain mutually beneficial productive partnerships with public and private sectors to share resources and promote school improvement and student learning.

  7. Create an environment that values diversity, serves as a resource for families and the school community, and welcomes family engagement in school activities.

  8. Understand, value, and employ the community’s cultural, social, intellectual, and political resources to promote student learning and school improvement.

  9. Advocate publicly for the needs and priorities of the school, district, students, families, and the community.

  10. Work with the community to collect and analyze data on economic, social, and other emerging issues that impact district and school planning, programs, and structures.

Class Assignment = CA Practice-Based Experience = PBE

PSEL Standard 8 Summary

Standard 8 focuses on principals being able to effectively engage families and communities to promote student success. The standard discusses how important it is for the principal to maintain a positive presence in the school community to build trust and alliances. It states that it is important to be able to employ the community’s culture, social, intellectual, and political affiliations that may effect how a student learns. Key terms mentioned in this standard help to provide focus on the responsibility of an effective school leader, for instance terms such as, sustained productive partnerships, but most importantly, creating partnerships with the parents of students with special needs, which involves, being active in developing and reviewing IEPs, share child’s strengths and weaknesses and reaching out to parents who speak a second language. It states that leaders should have two-way communications about the school and the students, especially for student with disabilities.

Artifact #1 Funds of Knowledge Community Walk Project (PBE)

Artifact 1 is an action plan which involved actively going into the community to research the interactions and behaviors of a selected student. Through my observations, according to research, I should be able to document learning habits and other concepts that may help improve student classroom performance.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKPYSt8gBWjoDCxWeDYWe7aK3sjjk15Bnl0vHacn8i0/edit

Artifact #2 Awards Day Ceremony Planning (PBE)

Artifact 2 is an awards day spread sheet created so teachers could input students they feel have demonstrated certain value awards. My role was to work with my mentor to create and evaluate entry for accuracies.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FnYaXNZN6pv8zk5GdhpdBI98oY_b4WpA3S_NfPAH_XM/edit#gid=0

Artifact #3 Book Day Parade (PBE)

Artifact 3 is a flyer to promote a day of fun and recognition for the grade level with the most read books. I served as co-facilitator and MC of the festivities.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15bNcEuu2x2IfLVRhiA11OWZhmVc-dbN6DOkUSHroEys/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs

Artifact #4 Expo Night Rubric (PBE)

Artifact 4 is a rubric which will be used by parents and other guests to analyze student project based learning assignment. My role was to assist mentor in creating the rubric and assisting grade level teachers during Expo Night.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NuLWic5ax03euskXl9MOnd0wUr4udoPs2t7xrsafGgg/edit

Artifact #5 Standard 8 Article Analysis (CA)

Artifact 5 is an article analysis that aligns with standard 8. The purpose was to find evidence of standard 8 being implemented and formulate discussion amongst classmates.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AyWFR_uQrgP_ZSHAfl9QRaXUz9Ev9GHgnVKGKFOJu8s/edit