Introduction
For many teenagers, it is hard to go to school every day and be active there. In the lessons, some students may feel underestimated, not cared about, not important. They need to feel a pleasant atmosphere and have something exciting to do in school. The purpose of this paper is to make a list of the best ways to build school-community partnerships and explain them.
Possible Ways
The first way is giving young people a voice; in other words, letting students affect changes in their school and their communities, designing new projects, being leaders of their own campaigns. Teachers and school staff need to let students feel that they and their opinions actually matter. The second way is to plan for the active collaboration of students. Students have to feel comfortable to ask any questions they have and not to be afraid that they need to come with the answers on their own. The more students figure out together, the better the results they may achieve.
Also, if one wants to build school-community partnerships, he or she should develop a shared vision, which allows students to understand where they can use their strengths and resources to achieve the best result. What is also necessary is to establish clear roles for each partner; everyone should be involved in the process and have his own responsibilities. Engaging teachers in joint professional development builds a strong sense of awareness, recognition, and the contribution of the school staff. As an outside help, engaging the right leaders (mayors, city council members, superintendents, etc.) and get help identifying diverse funding resources so that the students could get access to the resources they deserve.
Conclusion
To draw a conclusion, one may say that there are a lot of things that need to be changed in schools. Students have to spend at school five or six days per week, so there should be a good atmosphere for them and many opportunities to express themselves. Hence, it is evident that the steps of building school-community partnerships are simple and should be done in the nearest future.