TLED 8615: Communication and Community Relations for Post-Master’s Teacher Leaders

1. Analyze the systems used to maintain data and communication within the school.  Specific examples are provided to illustrate how the current systems contribute to school improvement, and suggestions are made to strengthen data and communications systems.
2. Describe and explain cultural competence and responsiveness in interactions with all stakeholders by providing practical examples regarding how students and families are valued within the school community.  Examples include descriptions of how the leader creates a sense of belonging, fairness, and respect and employs each student’s strengths, diversity, and culture as educational assets.
3. Describe effective practices, citing and analyzing specific examples from practice to incorporate the school community’s social, cultural, leadership, and political dynamics to examine assumptions and beliefs, confront institutional biases, and cultivate a positive academic learning environment for all stakeholders.
4. Discuss the way school relationships between and among students, faculty, administration, and community stakeholders promote student learning and demonstrates the use of interpersonal interaction to maintain stakeholder partnerships. Specific examples are provided to support the analysis of relationships within the school.
5. Evaluate practices and suggest strategies to create and sustain positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with families and the community for the benefit of students.  These strategies should promote collective advocacy, teamwork, and collaborative problem-solving among various audiences to support open dialogue surrounding student needs and school improvement.
6. Evaluate efforts to build and sustain mutually beneficial productive partnerships with public and private sectors to share resources and promote school improvement and student learning. Specific examples from practice are analyzed and suggestions for improvement are made.
7. Analyze current practices and suggests improvements for working with the community to collect and analyze data on economic, social, and other emerging issues that impact district and school planning, programs, and structures.  Specific exemplars are provided to demonstrate how the community’s resources are considered and integrated to meet community needs and create an environment that values and supports the community.
8. Evaluate the current administration within their context, develops and manages relationships and resources to support community partnerships and relationships with feeder and connecting schools, central office, and school board to support the school’s instructional goals.  Specific examples from practice are included as illustrations and suggestions for improvement are shared.