Chapter+3+&+4

Read Chapters 3 & 4 and respond to the two questions posted below. Post your comment to the wiki (300 - 500 words) and respond to two other students posts. Your comments should be substantial responses that reflect your agreement or disagreement with the posting your responding to while respectfully sharing your opinion.

Chp.3 Quest. (a) Identify the three (3) power structures of a community. (b) Reflect on your school experience and provide an example of how one of these community power structures lowered the quality of school-and-community relations in your school or nearby school. (c) Reflect on your school experience again, and provide one example of how strong school-and-community relations offset the debilitating effects of the community power structure used in section 'b'.

Chap.4 Quest. Explain in some detail what is required to formulate and to implement a policy and plan for the improvement of school-community relations. In so doing, (a) define the word policy, and explain how a school district develops policy. (b) Identify the specific elements or factors that are important in developing, implementing, and evaluating the policy of a school-community relations plan. (c) Explain section "a" and "b" in the roles of the board of education, school superintendent, school principal, classroom teacher, parent, and community resident.

*Prep for next week – Find and review your parent involvement policy for your district and individual school. Bring your schools parent compact with you to class week and prepare some questions for our guest speaker.*