School-Community Relations in Small, Rural School Districts: Developing a Plan for a Productive Partnership.

Autor/in	Toy, Steve
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM.
Titel	School-Community Relations in Small, Rural School Districts: Developing a Plan for a Productive Partnership.
Quelle	(1987), (124 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Administrator Role; Board of Education Policy; Communication (Thought Transfer); Community Involvement; Community Support; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; Politics of Education; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Public Relations; Rural Education; Rural Schools; School Community Relationship; School Districts; School Support; Small Schools; Superintendents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Public relation work; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulförderverein; Schulrat
Abstract	Addressing the concerns and resources of small, rural school districts, this book sets out a rationale and model plan for school-community relations. After introductory material and a review of what's been done, the first major section lists and describes 10 criteria shown by research to be most important for a small school district community relations program: an evaluation component; someone delegated with specific responsibility for the program; a quality educational program; a planned and systematic program, including goals; needs assessment research; personal good will; honesty; sound media relationships; two-way communications; and enthusiasm. This section is followed by summaries of notable school-community relations practices in 30 school districts throughout the United States. The section begins with a list of 26 notable practices, including newsletters, learning at home projects, and monthly citizen luncheons. The final section proposes a model plan that incorporates the 10 criteria for success that were defined at the outset. Ten steps are proposed for implementing the plan: develop board policies; do needs assessment research; correct existing deficiencies in the educational program; set internal and external goals; give honesty priority; give personal good will and enthusiasm priority; plan the actual program; plan the methods of communication; execute the program; and evaluate the success of the program. (JHZ)
Anmerkungen	ERIC/CRESS, New Mexico State University, Department 3AP, Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001 ($7.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC