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CaseyGeyer

EDL647
KennyRichards
February5,2016
ReadingSummary:EssentialPracticesforEquality
Afterreadingthefirstfewsectionsofthisarticletheneedforapositivepartnershipwithan
organizationlikePartnersinSchoolInnovationisveryclear.Asaschooladministratoryouare
responsibleforleadingyourstaff,schoolandcommunity.Thiscanbeadauntingtaskespecialifyou
areattemptingtoimplementchange.Partnershipswithoutsideorganizationscanhelpyousharethe
loadofdatacollection,organizationandreporting.Theyalsocanhelpyouimplementchangebecause
theyhavethespecificknowledgeandexperience.
Whilereadingthisarticleonpage32undertheheading
EnglishLanguageDevelopment
one
schoolwasgivenasanexample.TheprincipalwaspraisedforbringinginanexternalPhysical
Educationteachersowholegradelevelscouldmeettocollaborate.AsaPhysicalEducationspecialistI
haveaverydifferentviewonthisprincipalschoice.Providingoneteachertoberesponsibleforthe
educationoftwoormoregradelevelclassesatthesametimeisdegradingofthesubjectmatterand
teachers.Thischoiceinclassroomandsubjectmatterorganizationcommunicatestrivialityofitas
well.
Theimportanceoffosteringandencouragingparentinvolvementexploredinthearticle
mirrorthatofmyown.Parentinvolvementcancreatenotonlyuniqueandwonderfullearning
experiencesatschool,butalsohelpstobuildthebridgebetweenthehomeandschool.Thisbridge
cancultivateparentsupportofschool,teachersandprogramsandcanalsohelpcreatealearning
spaceathome.Thislearningspacecomesfromtheparentunderstandingoftheschoolsorteachers

educationgoalsandexpectations.Thisclearunderstanding,inmyexperience,iskeytopositiveparent
supportwhichresultsinastudentspositiveattitudeandoutputatschool.

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