Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Virginia Department of Education Webinar Series 2012 Welcome to Webinar 5

Virginia Foundation of Educational Leadership (VFEL) Webinar Faculty: Dr. Roger E. Jones Dr. Carol C. Robinson 2

An Opportunity to explore Eight Elements of Successful High Schools  ( Rigorous Curriculum and Instruction Assessment and Accountability Teacher Effectiveness and Professional Growth Student and Family Supports Stakeholder Engagement Leadership Development Organization and Structure Sustainability 3

Do Not Overwhelm Your Staff  Help them see the “big picture” and interrelations of the elements  Every school has its own DNA  Assess the elements in your school as foundation for developing a plan 4

Today’s Agenda 1.Welcome 2.Research regarding Element 5 - Stakeholder Engagement 3.Reflection/Next Steps 5

Objectives  Participants will be able to connect with community stakeholders to determine tiered- level needs and implement prevention and intervention strategies 6

Stakeholder Engagement (Element 5)  Multiple stakeholders are engaged in high school improvement strategies and initiatives  Partnerships with stakeholders are fostered to enhance teaching and learning opportunities  Multiple communication strategies are implemented 7

Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement  Cooperation means having extra help for student assistance  Coalitions with community entities aid universal prevention efforts  Coalitions with community agencies help individual students  Memoranda Of Understanding (MOU) define working relationships  Effective student assistance involves parents and guardians 8

Stakeholder Examples  Area schools, public and private  Businesses and business groups  Churches, synagogues, mosques and other faith-based groups  Government entities (e.g. Department of Motor Vehicles, et. al.)  Law enforcement  Hospitals and public health agencies  Prevention and treatment agencies  Probation services  Social service agencies  Youth service organizations 9

Community Service Examples  Academic tutors  Al-Anon, Alateen and Alcoholics Anonymous  Community Service Boards  Employee assistance programs (school or corporate)  Health care providers and health departments  Mental health, family and substance abuse services  Religious groups, counselors and leaders  Shelters for the homeless/Food banks  Social services departments  Parks and recreation departments  Youth outreach and after-school programs (i.e., YMCA, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boy/Girl Scouts)  Youth sports organizations 10

Engaging Stakeholders  A community has a stake in its schools and mission  Collaboration is mutually beneficial  Community-School Prevention Councils Community-school universal-level planning Selective and indicated-level collaborative services 11

Engaging Stakeholders  Steps to community-school universal- level programming success: Form coalitions with groups most likely to help schools Assess needs based on objective data Establish goals that can be measured Fill gaps in prevention services Evaluate efforts to adjust programming 12

Engaging Stakeholders  Know the people and groups with whom to collaborate  Know how community agencies function  Schools and stakeholders share information back and forth to better coordinate efforts  Support stakeholder initiatives 13

Engaging Stakeholders  Develop Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) together Clarify expectations and roles Communication and coordination Confidentiality Monitoring and evaluation  Review periodically and adjust 14

Summary  Students benefit from programs designed by schools that provide smooth transitions, foster safe and respectful school climates, and encourage and support family participation.  Students benefit from the involvement of multiple stakeholders through partnerships and support services.  Multiple communication strategies are key in building relationships that encourage student attendance and academic endeavors. 15

Collaboration Examples of Community–School Collaborative Student Assistance Programming  Collaboration with Masonic Organization-Masonic SAP Model  Nantucket High School assistance-program assistance-program 16

Efforts in stakeholder engagement that are NOT based on student needs will NOT raise your graduation rate. Community Stakeholders efforts Department efforts Feeder school efforts Central Office efforts Administrative organizational efforts Parent efforts 17

Next Steps  What are your defined practices related to stakeholder engagement and are they effective?  What is your process to identify and engage the various stakeholders in your community? 18

Resources for Element 5  Daniel L. Duke: The Challenges of School District Leadership  Mike Fullan: All Systems Go  Carol Dweck: Mind Set: The New Psychology of Success  Mike Schmoker: Focus: Elevating the Essentials To Radically Improve Student Learning  Douglas Reeves & Elle Allison: Renewal Coaching: Sustainable Change for Individuals and Organizations  Reeves and Austin: Personal Coaching  Megan Tschannen-Moran: Trust Matters and Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time  John Kotter: Leading Change: Why Transformative Efforts Fail 19

Resources for Element 5  National Registry of Effective Practices and Programs:  Hamilton Fish Institute:  IES What Works Clearinghouse- Drop-Out Prevention:  National Dropout Prevention Center:  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs:  Promising Networks on Children, Families and Communities:

Resources for Element 5  National High School Center  National School Climate Center:  Find Youth Info:  Safe and Supportive Schools: Engagement, Safety, and Environment:  Americas Promise: Work/Grad-Nation/Building-a-Grad-Nation.aspxhttp:// Work/Grad-Nation/Building-a-Grad-Nation.aspx  Center for Innovation and Improvement:  National Center For School Engagement:  Center For Mental Health In Schools:

The ultimate goal in school improvement is for the people attached to the school to drive its continuous improvement for the sake of their own children and students. Dr. Sam Redding 22