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Community Engagement tools

Community Engagement tools. Four components Developed by Equity Programs and Distance Education Directorate in collaboration with Aboriginal Education and Training Directorate Downloadable as Word documents from the Low SES School Communities website at www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au. Overview.

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Community Engagement tools

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  1. Community Engagement tools Four components Developed by Equity Programs and Distance Education Directorate in collaboration with Aboriginal Education and Training Directorate Downloadable as Word documents from the Low SES School Communities website at www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au

  2. Overview describes the nature of the tools and guidance for their use, collation, analysis and follow up action http://www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au/section/89,93-about-the-low-ses-school-communities-national-partnership/community-engagement-tools.aspx

  3. statements of effective practice Can be: incorporated into a community engagement survey or used as the basis for focus group discussions http://www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au/section/89,93-about-the-low-ses-school-communities-national-partnership/community-engagement-tools.aspx

  4. Getting started Some helpful information to support schools to research their community can be found on the School Promotions intranet web page at: https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/adminandmanage/infoman/schpromotions/research/surveying.htm Guidance about the conduct of focus groups and interviews can be found on the Educational Measurement and School Accountability National Partnerships Agreement publications intranet web page at: https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/directorates/schoimpro/EMD/npa/pubs/SSE/Interviews%20and%20focus%20groups%20090826.pdf

  5. template for collation Sample collation templates for survey responses- word template for manual use if the survey is not conducted by an online survey tool, such as Survey Monkey http://www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au/section/89,93-about-the-low-ses-school-communities-national-partnership/community-engagement-tools.aspx

  6. Analysis of data In relation to the survey questions, for this group of respondents: What are the points of agreement? What are the points of disagreement? Which dimensions have scored highest across the respondents? Can you identify any dimensions which require focused attention? When comparing these results with the responses from other groups what patterns have emerged? What conclusions can be made?

  7. Practical actions actions that schools can draw on to address those areas identified in the survey as requiring additional attention aligned to the seven dimensions of the Family-School Partnership Framework assists schools to develop strategies to effectively address Reform 6 of the National Partnership on Low SES school communities: schools working with their community expanding the schools’ service http://www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au/section/89,93-about-the-low-ses-school-communities-national-partnership/community-engagement-tools.aspx

  8. Engaging Aboriginal communities The Turning Policy into Action resource provides a comprehensive guide and templates for schools to work in partnership with Aboriginal communities. https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/policies/students/access_equity/aborig_edu/aetp_turning.pdf What works- Forming partnerships. The Works Program http://www.whatworks.edu.au/dbAction.do?cmd=displaySitePage1&subcmd=select&id=353

  9. Schools as centres for community activity Successful Language Learners pilot project includes a range of strategies to support schools as centres for community activities. http://www.successfullanguagelearners.nsw.edu.au/

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