The education system prioritizes students’ progress to graduation because academic progress significantly contributes to students’ career opportunities in the future. Moreover, the graduation rate is widely used as a measure of the overall success of the school’s students (Barrington, 2022). On the other hand, the involvement of the school’s leadership, students’ families, and communities in the school programs can also be associated with the quality of education. Therefore, the excessive focus on students’ efforts in graduation progress overlooks the influence of school leadership, family, and community on students.
Organization of Leadership, Family, and Community Collaboration Project
The Leadership, Family, and Community Collaboration Project targets directing joint efforts to improve the learning environment for students and promote lifelong learning. The project targets the areas of educators’ professional development and adjusting existing policies to provide more opportunities for the community’s participation in improving the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Thus, more opportunities for collaboration with the community in education will allow for shaping a more effective and equitable educational process.
Implementation of Leadership, Family, and Community Collaboration Project
Implementation of the Leadership, Family, and Community Collaboration Project includes three prominent steps: preparation for SIP, its realization, and assessment of results for continuous improvement. Thus, the first step focuses on selecting the SIP development team, defining the students’ needs, and assessing the community’s satisfaction with the current course of study using data from surveys and interviews. The step also includes establishing which skills the students need to improve and what professional development activities for educators can help in achieving these goals. Next, the implementation of SIP focuses on allocating necessary resources for the identified changes and educators’ professional development activities. Lastly, the assessment of the project’s results focuses on comparing data about students’ needs and the community’s satisfaction before and after the implementation of the project.
Professional Development Activities
Teachers’ learning capabilities define their efficiency in educating new generations of students. Therefore, educators should prioritize constant professional development to recognize and meet the needs of new students (Sancar et al., 2021). The modern perceptions of ethics in education emphasize the importance of a positive learning environment, equity, safety, and individual approach to students. Thus, the possible professional development activities for the plan focus on managing students’ positive behavior, promoting students’ cultural and emotional intelligence, and creating more opportunities for parents to be involved in students’ learning.
References
Barrington, K. (2022). What is the impact of high school graduation rates? Public School Review. Web.
Sancar, R., Atal, D., & Deryakulu, D. (2021). A new framework for teachers’ professional development. Teaching and Teacher Education, 101, 1-12. Web.