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=Standard 6: External Development Leadership =

A principal will design structures and processes that result in community engagement, support, and ownership. Acknowledging that schools no longer reflect but, in fact, build community, the leader proactively creates with staff, opportunities for parents/guardians, community and business representatives to participate as “stockholders” in the school such that continued investment of resources and good will are not left to chance.




 * Related Coursework and Training **
 * Community Internship at the Down East Partnership for Children in Rocky Mount, NC
 * Developmental Projects: Early Elementary, Middle School and High School
 * Distinguished Leadership in Practice Assignment: "Creating a Strong Internal and External Stakeholder Focus"
 * Facilitative Leadership
 * IEL Federal Policy Institute
 * School Law & Finance course


 * Related Readings **
 * The Principal's Legal Handbook, Lane
 * The Law and Special Education, Yell
 * Place and Community Based Education in Schools, Smith
 * Community: The Structure of Belonging, Block
 * The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities, Ruder

=<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">6a. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">The principal designs structures and processes which result in parent and community engagement, support and ownership for the school.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Experiences and Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Presided for CIS: Meeting our Local Leaders programme
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Presented in Parker Middle School community holiday programme
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Met with parents on a daily basis for students leaving for and returning from suspensions
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaborated with parents during IEP meetings
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Facilitated meetings with parents, students, and teachers around behavioral and academic expectations

= 6b. Federal, State and District Mandates =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The principal designs protocols and processes in order to comply with federal, state, and district mandates.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Experiences and Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Engaged in district-wide trainings including: Leading the Learning, disciplining students with IEPs, PBIS Module I, transportation department, new student database system, and EVAAS
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaborated with Parker Middle School staff in professional learning communities on topics including: common formative assessments, grading practices, 1:1 technology, EVAAS