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A leader understands and appropriately responds to the political, social, economic, legal and cultural contexts impacting schools and the school authority.
A leader understands and appropriately responds to the political, social, economic, legal and cultural contexts impacting schools and the school authority.
Post-COVid in a rural town has created a different political atmosphere, not only with parents/guardians, but also with students. While piloting the new grade 6 science curriculam, and covering topics such as Climate Change and Energy Resources, we've had some interesting conversations. I have always strived to keep my own biases from showing and present a wide view of polarizing topics such as these. I allow students to voice their own opinions, and make sure it's clear that everyone has a right to feel comfortable doing so, and must respect that others have that right as well. To this point, there has not been a complaint or concern brought forward by parents/guardians or students as to the information that I share with students.
Dealing with non-educational issues, such as routine Alberta Health Immunizations within the school has also changed since COVid. The email exchanges below show how I communicate with my class families as well as how I've recently handled the touchy situation of immunizations within the school.
After immunizations were given to most of the students, our health nurse let us know that she needed to return for two that had been absent. She contacted us one morning to say she'd be there the same afternoon. I realized very quickly that this had the potential to cause an issue, so I requested that she reschedule, at least to the next day, so that I could inform this family. She complied, and the exchange shown here followed.
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