POLITICAL CONTEXTS OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

ISLLC STANDARD SIX

Chapter 6: The Politics of Community Collaboration

Misconceptions

Vocabulary for Chapter 6

  • Civic Capacity
  • Collaborative School-Linked Service Programs
  • Coordinated Services
  • Ecological Systems Theory
  • Social capital

Pre-Reading Questions

As you read, look for specific quotes (page and paragraph numbers) to answer these questions:

  • What kinds of services besides education can be delivered at schools?
  • Why are schools likely to be an important community center?

Post-Reading Questions

Use evidence from the text or the reference list to support your answers to these questions:

  • How can school leaders work with communities to establish access to services that their students require?
  • What roles do school leaders play in helping families obtain social services, and why would school leaders need to play such a role?

Activities to Extend Learning

  • Click the following citation http://jel.sagepub.com/content/4/3/21.full.pdf+html to read the case:

    Hassenpflug, A. (2001). A touching story. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 4(3), 21–27. doi:10.1177/155545890100400304

  • Compose a job description of the community principal. How is the job description of a community principal different from the job description of a school principal?