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My community includes the teachers and students in my school as well as those groups outside the school building that have a vested interest in the achievement of the school. Those outside the school include the parents in the Community Council.
ReplyDeleteOur school has an Elder who we share with several other schools in the area. With the extremely low First Nations students' numbers, the aboriginal proportion is very low and so is that element on the school's "radar".
Our school has a very strong Community Council (C.C.) at whose table I regularly have a seat. On the C.C. we have business people who have a strong connection with the business community and several are included in the "Investment Opportunities" committee.
Our so-called "feeder" schools are elementary schools that are in the general vicinity of our school. They are populated largely by middle- to upper-middle-class families with, again, a low proportion of First Nations families.
ReplyDeleteWe are also closely situated to the local university, with it being a mere 15 minute walk from door to door. Many of our kids' parents have jobs as professors or support personnel at the university.
Our area also has a large proportion of professionals such as doctors, lawyers, medical professionals and business people.
A large proportion of the students at our school are motivated to move to the next level of education, whether it be technical institute or university. Each year approximately one million dollars in scholarships are awarded to our students.
Education is highly valued so students are usually self-motivated and significant behaviour issues seldom arise. Parents are normally very supportive of the school and teachers and rarely are there significant conflicts that need to be dealt with.
ReplyDeleteIf anything, the parents in our community have extremely high expectations of the teachers, pushing them to maintain close contact on a fairly regular basis. This leads to the students being successful but it also leads to some teacher angst as well. Some teachers resent having their decisions too heavily influenced by the parents.