Taking Leadership into the Community, Nov. 2009
Talking points for use by school leaders in presentations about important issues related to public education.
By Shari Prest, Ark Associates
Effective school leaders reach out in their communities and beyond to
facilitate and promote a vision for teaching and learning that inspires the
interest and support of stakeholders and improves the capacity of schools.
Leadership expert and corporate executive Alan Keith says,
"Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to
making something extraordinary happen.” The first step is ensuring that people
are engaged and have meaningful stories and information with which to form and
share opinions.
Invest your time in:
Reevaluating your priorities in view of
the increasingly important role public relations and community play in school/student
success.
Re-imagining public education with
adequate community, parent and political support.
Reinvesting in your
school’s/district’s vision and expectations as they relate to public relations and
public engagement.
Reassessing the effectiveness of the changes you make, and then
adapting for maximum effectiveness.
Reminding people that even in hard times, our hope for a
more prosperous future lies in the education of our children and the
preparation of our workforce.
This year, INVESTMN will provide you with data and
talking points on a wide range of topics, as well as other Bits ‘n Pieces and “members
only” articles. They will appear in the MESPA Advocate (newsletter) and on this Web site.
Taking_Leadership_into_the_Community.pdf
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