What is a School Community?
A school community consists of the people intimately attached to a school - students, their families, teachers, administrators, school staff, and volunteers - bound together by their common interest in the students served by the school. When the school functions as a community rather than in a community, its constituents associate with one another and share common values about the education of children. Those children become our children; parents are not external agents but full partners, and teachers are not isolated but integrated into the web of community.
A school community is premised upon the shared belief that:
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All parents have dreams for their children and want the best for them.
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All teachers are inspired by professional standards and personal conviction to see that their students succeed.
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Student success is bolstered when parents, teachers, and other members of the school community work in unison on their behalf.
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School leaders establish and nurture the processes and practices necessary in intentionally strengthening the school community.
