national center for learning and citizenship district leaders network
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National Center for National Center for Learning and Learning and CitizenshipCitizenship
District Leaders District Leaders NetworkNetwork
DISTRICT LEADERS NETWORK
NATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING AND CITIZENSHIP
JOANN HENDERSON, NCLCRICH PARKER, DLN - SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
JIM WILLIAMS, DLN - WEST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Your Untapped Resource: Your Untapped Resource: How School Boards Can How School Boards Can
Support Service-LearningSupport Service-Learning
AgendaAgenda
Welcome and Introductions
• The Role of the School Board
• Civic Mission of Schools • 21st Century Learning
Opportunity
OverviewOverview
Goals and Objectives: To emphasize the crucial role school board
members play in the development and implementation of effective, innovative and sustainable service-learning programs
To provide recommendations on how to partner with board members and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships that support service-learning initiatives
To generate ideas for building a solid district-wide foundation upon which service-learning can grow and thrive
OverviewOverview
Participants will:Get a close-up look at service-learning
advocacy from the perspective of school boardsExplore innovative ways to involve and partner
with board members to promote service-learning initiatives
Examine effective strategies for embedding service-learning into curriculum, and for navigating potential challenges of district-level implementation
Role of the Role of the School BoardSchool Board
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
School boards provide leadership focused onpromoting student achievement throughplanning, policy setting, advocacy and
accountability.
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
4 Key Roles4 Key Roles
VisionStructure
AccountabilityAdvocacy
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
Vision: Vision: Planning and Goals
The Board, with participation by the community, envisions the education future, articulates core values, formulates goals, defines outcomes and sets strategic direction.
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
Structure: Structure: Policies and OperationTo achieve the collective vision, the Board creates an organizational framework which enables strategic planning, policy development, budget approval, and setting high instructional standards.
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
Accountability: Accountability: Continuous Improvement
There is a systematic approach to ongoing assessment of all the organizational components affecting student achievement.
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
Advocacy: Advocacy: Communication
The Board facilitates advancing the community’s interests in education on behalf of all stakeholders. It encourages community engagement and collaboration by providing venues for diverse opinions to be shared and considered.
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
School Board Actions:• Include Civic Engagement into your Mission
Statement (Vision)• Integrate Service-Learning Programs into
your Strategic Plan (Structure)• Allocate Resources (Structure)• Provide Professional Development (Structure)• Set Policy and Adopt Standards
(Accountability)• Education Forums and Workshops (Advocacy)
Role of the School BoardRole of the School Board
School Board Interaction Activity:1. Do you know your School Board members? 2. How would you approach them to discuss
this? 3. How can you work with your supervisor to
partner in this effort?
The Civic The Civic Mission of Mission of
SchoolsSchools
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
For more than 250 years, Americans haveshared a vision of a democracy in which all citizens understand, appreciate and
engageactively in civic and political life.
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
In the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Congress included this clause:
“ Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
Purpose of Public EducationPurpose of Public Education
Citizenship Preserve participative democracy
Knowledge Maximize human potential
Skills Economic prosperity
“Civic education should help young people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare themto be competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.”
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
Competent and responsible citizens:
# 1: Are informed and thoughtful# 2: Participate in their communities# 3: Act politically# 4: Have moral and civic virtues.
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
Strands of Civic Competency:
Civic-related knowledge
Cognitive and participative skills
Core Civic Dispositions
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
“Goal Displacement”
When performance is evaluated in terms of numerical
outputs, there is an incentive to maximize outputs,regardless of whether this is a preferred strategy forachieving desired goals.
“As civic learning has been pushed aside, society has neglected a fundamental purpose of American education, putting the health of our democracy at risk”
~ Sandra Day O’Connor, Retired Supreme Court Justice
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
School District Vision and Mission Statements:
Every student is a successful independent learner, empowered for life in the global society of the 21st century.
In partnership with our community, we are deeply committed to provide our students with the best educational experience, preparing them to become capable, creative, caring, and responsible citizens.
School Board Policies:o Canby School District, Canby, Oregono Greendale School District, Greendale, Wisconsin
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
Create a Mission Statement:
What are some of the important elements that would support service-learning?
School Board Policy: Write a general service-learning policy for
your district.
2121stst Century Century Global Global
CitizensCitizens
2121stst Century Learning Opportunity Century Learning Opportunity
A Global Society A Global Society – Our World is Rapidly Changing
Digital Generation
The Flow and Access of Information
Communication and Social Networks
Collaboration and Cross-Cultural Relationships
Economic Global Landscape
2121stst Century Learning Opportunity Century Learning Opportunity
The 5 C’s The 5 C’s – Skills in a New Context
• Critical Thinking• Communication• Creativity and Problem Solving• Cross-Cultural Relationship
Building• Collaboration
2121stst Century Learning Opportunity Century Learning Opportunity
The Seven Survival Skills for Global Achievement
1) Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
2) Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence
3) Agility and Adaptability
4) Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
5) Effective Oral and Written Communication
6) Accessing and Analyzing Information
7) Curiosity and Imagination
The Global Achievement Gap; Tony Wagner
ConclusionConclusion
ConclusionConclusion
Driving Forces:
Reauthorization of ESEARenewed Public Agenda for
ServiceEvidenced-based Best Practices
and Standards for Service-Learning
ConclusionConclusion
Benefits of Service-Learning that will grab the attention of School Boards:
Improved Student Engagement in School and Learning
Enhanced Civic Responsibility and Citizenship
Strengthened Personal and Social Skills
Questions?Questions?
JoAnn Henderson: [email protected] Parker: [email protected] Williams: [email protected]
Education Commission of the States: www.ecs.org
National Center for Learning and Citizenship: http://ecs.org/nclc
National School Board Association: www.nsba.org
Contact InformationContact Information
The Civic Mission of SchoolsThe Civic Mission of Schools
Schools Boards are… “ that Dark Island of American governance, the institution that everyone knows of but few understand.”
Neal Peirce, SchoolBoards: Strengthening Grassroots Leadership, 1986