The schoolhouse is an extension of our homes. For we all know education starts at home and is complimented with professional educators and support staff. When enrolling our youth in a schoolhouse we should be able to build relationships that are productive and share the goal of developmentally appropriate practices. In the best schools these relationships are welcomed because the principals understand the importance of partnering with the family and community. In our stressed schools principals hide from relationship building and tend to discourage the educators, students and parent.
Some principals in stressed schools seem to take the job for the six figures and don't want to get to know the parents or educators. When i was a parent at Germantown high school we had several principals. All were there for the money. They put parents against each other and did not support the educators. Seems that they researched high paying jobs and went to school to gain the lucrative salary not because they wanted to build productive citizens. I met a former Principal of the school who was doing very well at the school and the school was excelling under her direction. She was let go because of the success of the school because some wanted to turn the school into a charter school. Like our police department the sensitive are not hire or they are fired and those who could careless are hired. There is an unspoken mentality that the most vulnerable and under resourced communities are walking mats. Often considered as no human involved.
This is were knowing our rights come into play. Parents are the most powerful in the schoolhouse structure. If there are issues within the schools check the school handbook and learn the process for addressing your concerns. If you go through all the proper channels and get no results, take your concerns to the media, social media and youtube videos. This will give transparency and help develop accountability of the staff to the families and community served.
i have met principals that state that in our first meeting, that the schoolhouse is theirs. When i hear this i know this principal is a control freak and doesn't understand that they don't own the schoolhouse. They own the responsibly of the success or failure of the school. Principals and other schoolhouse employees are servants of the public and should embrace the opportunity to build safe and productive communities. Rather than becoming defensive or closed to the support of parents and community members.
Not all principals and schoolhouse staff are careless, some don't know how to relate to the community they are serving. Be patient when getting know the schoolhouse staff and keep in mind the various personalities of people. Most importantly learn your rights and keep notes on what is going on!!
i have met principals that state that in our first meeting, that the schoolhouse is theirs. When i hear this i know this principal is a control freak and doesn't understand that they don't own the schoolhouse. They own the responsibly of the success or failure of the school. Principals and other schoolhouse employees are servants of the public and should embrace the opportunity to build safe and productive communities. Rather than becoming defensive or closed to the support of parents and community members.
Not all principals and schoolhouse staff are careless, some don't know how to relate to the community they are serving. Be patient when getting know the schoolhouse staff and keep in mind the various personalities of people. Most importantly learn your rights and keep notes on what is going on!!
Title 1 Calendar Philadelphia School District
September 30, 2015
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Schools submit date for
Annual Title I Meeting to Grants Compliance Monitor (GCM). Meeting must occur
by October 3, 2014.
Please follow the links
below for:
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The mandatory
talking points if the Annual Title I Meeting is occurring during Back to
School Night.
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The powerpoint
template for the Annual Title I Meeting.
In the Notes View are the comments on how to customize the template.
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Schools send home Right to
Know Qualifications letter with all students.
Please follow the link
below for:
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The Right to
Know letters and their translations.
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October
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3
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Each school must host its
Annual Title I Meeting by this date.
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10
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Schools submit agenda and
sign in from Annual Title I Meeting to GCM.
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10
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Schools submit draft
Compacts and Parent Involvement Policies, accompanied by agendas and sign in
sheets, to GCMs for review. Also submit Building Capacity form to GCM.
Please follow the links
below for:
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17
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First time Right to Know 4
Week letter sent home with students who have been taught for 4 or more consecutive
weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified. A teacher is not highly qualified if
his/her certification does not match his/her teaching assignment.
Please follow the link
below for:
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The Right to
Know letters and their translations.
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Principals
should include their own note with this letter.
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DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. -- A letter to the editor in the local paper and now an online petition -- all targeting the principal at Dinwiddie Elementary School.
"Definitely a bullying situation" says Meagan Wall, a former teacher who left her job, she says, because of the principal. "Someone who is supposed to be a leader, their responsibility is to lead, not to bully, not to harass, not to intimidate."
A few days after the letter to the editor of the Dinwiddie Monitor, an online petition was started by Stacey Hower, whose son goes to Dinwiddie Elementary School.
http://wtvr.com/2015/04/20/
#parentseducatorselectedofficialsunite #saveourschools
#parentseducatorselectedofficialsunite #saveourschools
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