• School Community Profile

Week 8:
School Community Profile

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School Community Profile

“It helps to know the rules of the
game before you play the game; and it helps to know the rules before you try to
change them to your advantage. Either way, a keen understanding of the industry
is the starting point for any school district.” (A.S. Michaels,
2007)

Each of you has entered into a unique
educational program here. In order to fully understand and appreciate the
nature of your district’s school-community relationship, you are to create a
School-Community Profile that you will build on you throughout your courses
here. In addition, much of your program relies on observation and hands-on
training in the school environment. The primary goal of this project for this
beginning class is to develop a rapport with your learning community.

The School Community Profile is due week
8 to the instructor. The profile should be between 10-12 pages, not including
the title page, abstract, table of contents and references (according to APA
documentation).

Outline of the School Community Profile

Title Page

Abstract

Table of Content

School
Community/District Demographics:

This section should include the
following information; population size, socio-economic assessment, and the size
of school district. A district history is also an interesting addition to your
introduction because it indicates autonomy for the community. Note: The
demographics should not be listed in the paper. Summarize the information for
the reader.

School Community
Research and Analysis:

Research the school community. Discuss
the district’s philosophy and mission, innovative programs, and areas of
particular interest. Attend a school board meeting of your proposed school
community. Be sure to review testing scores and other measures of achievement
for grades K-12. Note: Test scores should not be listed. Demonstrate your
ability to summarize and synthesize the information.

Interpretation of the
Environment:

Synthesize and evaluate your overall
impression of the environment, the students, the community and the
administrators and the activities in the community. Look for evidence of how
the school and community work together. In addition, include significant
political and community issues facing the district.

Conclusion

Develop a conclusion based upon your research of the
environment. Your conclusion should go beyond simply restating your earlier
points, but should draw a conclusion based upon what you learned about your
educational community.

Paper Rubric

1. Includes a discussion of schools
demographics (not just a list) (25 pts)

2. Identifies the school’s philosophy,
mission, and student achievement (25 pts)

3. Discusses the overall characteristics
of the school/community and the impact of political and community
issues (25 pts).

4. Draws a conclusion based on the
previous three sections. Paper meets the minimum page requirement (minimum
of 12 pages of written work-not including title and reference page);
includes outside resources to support points (please utilize your texts and scholarly
research); submitted in APA format (which includes title and reference page,
abstract and table of contents); and is submitted on time (25 pts)

All assignment should be submitted in
APA format (please include a title page with a running header and reference
page). Please be sure to utilize your course textbooks and outside resources to
strengthen your position.