Every day, professional educators promote positive relationships and interactions with everyone in the school community. It is critical to understand that your professional judgment can be affected with the line between your personal and professional relationships are blurred. 

It is important for educators to understand the position of trust in which they are held and societal expectations concerning their conduct. Typically, educators who exercise good judgment in their interactions with students, colleagues, and the public do not run afoul of the law or the prescribed standard of ethics or conduct. The professional educator promotes positive relationships and effective interactions, with members of the school community, while maintaining professional boundaries. 

By the time you finish this module, you will understand:

• techniques to promote effective and appropriate relationships with parents/guardians, colleagues, the community, stakeholders, and employers.

• the potential problems multiple relationships could create as well as the importance of upholding professional boundaries. 

• how the MCEE, ProCADs, and TN Code of Ethics guides all educators to establish professional relationships with members of the school community.