Engaging+the+Community,+Telling,+Showing,+Compelling

Power point uploaded on website.  //**__Isn't it time to do things differently__**// ? Build up the strength of the people who are doing the things right and making a difference to their children's learning - amplifiers who you can learn lessons from. Currently schools are rarely involving parents in a partnership, it's more about getting them into the school, supporting MY students in MY classroom. The power of NZ Curriculum What is your culture and how does it effect the engagement of the community? Halt - who goes there? Come if you are called? waasuppp....?
 * gives greater flexibility to implement a curriculum that is special to our school
 * collaborative engagement - students learn anywhere at anytime.

Just because parents are in the job it doesn't mean engagement. It's bigger than just the parents - **__it's the whole community! If parents think they can have some effect on their children's learning then they will be more engaged.__**

In our school we want kids to take risks, because we have had dialogue with our parents and that's what they want.

This is ongoing, when the community give feedback they need to be assured that it is valued, acted on and reviewed. Talk to the people that are disengaged, its not until they are talking that their potential can be realised.

Discuss features of highly effective engagement? //Community Engagement is any process that involves the public in proglem-solving or decision making, in collaborating to help them make informed decisions.// __**Level 1: Informing**__ __**Level 3**__: **__Involving__**
 * One way relationship - telling.
 * Passive - info can be gained on demand
 * Active school proactive is disseminating info
 * I'll decide
 * __Level 2: Consulting__**
 * 2 way relationship -selling
 * community gives feedback
 * school decides about feedback and what to do with it etc..
 * We'll discuss, I'll decide
 * actively involved in design of school curric from the beginning (not say we are thinking about this....but what do you think we should be thinking about for our community).
 * developing the new
 * __Level 4: Collaborating__**
 * Starting to develop a real partnership
 * working together to find students
 * we'll discuss and we'll decide

__**Level 5: Empowering**__
 * relationship based on high level of trust
 * comm provided with skills, info, authority and resources
 * comm. actively engaged in design of school currriculum
 * We'll discuss - you decide

We need all of these levels, not everyone will move through the levels at the same times.

What do you want us to stop/keep/doing? [|www.wordle.com] = a web tool that can make words stand out, the more times it was mentioned the more it stands out. Great to use with Survey Monkey. Move out of the school environment to places where the parents feel comfortable - Tiniroto Tavern? Knowledge Cafe (knowledge system of sharing ideas and really get understanding of other peoples opinions), 1. all involved in lecture 2.split into groups and dicuss in more deatil, 3. come back to big group and share - to get feedback from feedback from community, students.. gurteen.com

Level of community influence over decisions - this slide from the powerpoint is essential.

Tweet wheel something to look up - related to twitter (another web2 tool).

Can use web2 tools to engage with community but have to be careful that its not just a change for parents to stir up trouble...

[|www.fendaltonschool.nz] this website is a great eg.
 * school website eg. PTA blog. Principal Blog (put on thoughts, new learnings from PD eg the new curriculum and give own opinion and then offer a chance for community to engage). Welcome page that has place for parents to give FB and FF. [|www.paulsibson.com/] Open up a conversation.
 * igoogle, google docs - BOT can collaborate, STAFF and STUDENTS, and of course COMMUNITY

[|http://albanyseniorhigh.school.nz] another good example. Moodle....Learning sapce dialogues/Community Consultation Results/

http://onceuponaschool.org/ how would you make a difference?

http://aranui4leaders.wordpress.com/

Next steps see end of powerpoint for ideas
 * __In summary:__**
 * **Relational Trust is key**
 * **Build on Strengths**
 * **Ongoing two way communication**
 * **Facilitating - dialogue - listening**
 * **Empathetic Leadership (walk in someone elses shoes)**