The Six Priorities: How to Find the Resources Your School Community Needs

Autor/in	Torres, Luis Eladio
Institution	ASCD
Titel	The Six Priorities: How to Find the Resources Your School Community Needs
Quelle	(2023), (119 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-4166-3155-2
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Educational Resources; Community Schools; Educational Needs; Barriers; Family Needs; Low Income Groups; Community Needs; Disadvantaged; Partnerships in Education; Story Telling; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsmittel; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	In this provocative and timely book, Luis Eladio Torres challenges a common assumption: that education is the "first priority" for families, including those who are raising their children in low-income, high-need communities. Instead, he argues that these families must confront daunting challenges in five other areas--food, shelter, safety, health, and access to technology--before they can focus on their children's education. To make his case, Torres draws on his experience as the award-winning principal of an elementary school in the Bronx and as a leader in New York City's community schools network. A community school focuses on educating the whole child, supporting families, and extending its reach into the larger community--both by tapping into resources the community can offer and by providing a range of social and health services to that community. "The Six Priorities: How to Find the Resources Your School Community Needs" demonstrates how leaders in challenging education environments can improve their schools through a "community-matching process" that consists of four steps: (1) Identifying the gaps between what is available and what is necessary for a school and its community to function well; (2) Specifying needs, including prioritizing and distinguishing needs from wants; (3) Telling your story, as a way to gain support for the effort to close the gap and address the needs; and (4) Establishing strategic partnerships with individuals, organizations, and agencies that can provide resources and expertise. To help you implement the process in your own school, this insightful guide includes a downloadable community-matching worksheet. The goals of this process are clear: to reduce the shocking inequities between impoverished communities and their wealthier counterparts; to help disadvantaged students succeed; and, ultimately, to steer them toward productive lives beyond the classroom. The need has never been greater. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01