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Polk Elementary School

Polk Elementary School. School Governance Council Meeting “Off to A Good Start” October 24, 2013. School-Family-Community Partnerships. “Schools, families and communities all contribute to student success, and the best results come when all three work together as equal partners.”

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Polk Elementary School

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  1. Polk Elementary School School Governance Council Meeting “Off to A Good Start” October 24, 2013

  2. School-Family-Community Partnerships “Schools, families and communities all contribute to student success, and the best results come when all three work together as equal partners.” CSDE Position Statement on School-Family-Community Partnerships

  3. The Research Says… • Higher test scores • Higher school morale • Less suspensions/expulsions • Higher graduation rate • Better reputation in the community • Higher sense of belonging for all families

  4. Purpose of School Governance Councils • The intent of Councils is to enable parents, school staff, students (where appropriate) and community leaders to work together to improve student achievement in the state’s schools. • School Governance Councils serve in an advisory capacity to assist the school administration.

  5. School Governance Council Advisory Areas: School/student achievement Budget objectives Interview committees Program and operational changes/policy Parent policy and compact Parents Surveys

  6. Councils Do NOT: • Manage the School • Supervise staff • Enter into contracts • Discuss individual parent/student issues • Determining eligibility for admission • Determine class allocations/student assignments

  7. Your First Meeting • Congrats on being elected • Establish Norms • Think about a facilitator/co-facilitators • Qualities of Community member • Begin thinking about by laws • Always keep in mind the following: • Who are our students? • What are their greatest needs?

  8. Let’s Begin with our Strengths • Please work with each other to identify the strengths of your school

  9. Determining Needs/Coming to Consensus • Discuss areas of possible need • What common needs have been identified? • Narrow those down to no more than 2

  10. Setting Priorities Where are we? Where do we want to go? How will we get there? How will we know when we get there?

  11. Build The Success Together • Determine strategies to address the selected goal(s) • Share how each stakeholder can contribute to achieving the goal • What people/resources might we need to achieve these goals and get help as a council • Develop a timeline and a process for measuring the effectiveness of your plan • Celebrate all successes

  12. Meeting Number 2 • Review norms and council purpose • Community member discussion/election • Review of identified goals • Continued discussion of strategies • Who else needs to be at the table? • Plan agenda for the next meeting • Remind members of the meeting date(s)

  13. Questions????? Patti Avallone Consultant to the CT Department of Education patriciaavallone@sbcglobal.net

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