How strong are your structures for collaborating with students, families, and community members to shape your direction?
This practice looks at the way you communicate and develop meaningful and ongoing relationships with parents, families, and community leaders—especially those from non-dominant communities—to engage them in shaping educational processes and school improvement for equity.
With your team, move thoughtfully through each entry on this section of the LEAD Tool.
After reflection, discussion, and reaching consensus on each entry, select the button next to the practice that best represents the current state of practice in your school system or building ("where you are now").
In the box labeled "evidence," name a few items that support your reasoning for the current state of practice you selected. (You don’t need to create a long list or add details.)
Lastly, add an email address where you’d like your PDF worksheet sent. The worksheet provides a paper activity that collects your responses and guides your next steps. If your current state of practice needs work, this activity will help you identify the barriers that are hindering progress. If your status quo is proficient or exemplary, this activity will help you reflect on how you arrived there and may suggest best practices from your previous experience that will help you move toward equity in other areas.
Once you have selected your current state of practice, identified evidence, and entered your email, you are ready to submit your responses.