Thomasville City Schools
Community and Stakeholder Relationships
Important Relationships
School leaders are constantly reminded that they cannot meet the challenges of successfully educating students alone. Administrators, teachers, parents, and students need one another and the support of community partners to improve outcomes for students. Building relationships among stakeholders within schools and between those outside of schools helps develop healthy students ready to learn.
Some Great Examples of Engaging Stakeholders
Parent Training
How to be a good parent;
how to promote the importance of
education to your child; how to talk to your
child about important issues.
Parent Support
In terms of the school’s
homework practices and the child’s
homework efforts (including student
independent reading outside of school).
Parent Volunteering
Ranging from
volunteering in the
classroom to helping
out with social
activities at school
(e.g., class parties,
school carnivals, field
trips,) or with fundraising
activities.
What do we want stakeholders to do?
Parents can…
1. Read to their young children at home
2. Learn the key information to know
about supporting the school’s
effort to improve student reading
outcomes
3. Follow the progress of their own
children and of the school as a whole
4. Talking with teachers and school
leaders about how the parent can
help when results fall short of goals
5. Advocate at the school, district, and
state levels for systems supports
which will help produce and sustain
improved results.
Community citizens and business leaders can…
1. Learn the key information to know
about supporting the school’s
efforts to improve student reading
outcomes
2. Collaborate with school leaders
to identify the variables they
can influence which can make a
difference in student outcomes
3. Advocate at the community and state
levels for systems supports-policies,
priorities, training, and resources
which will support improved
outcomes
4. Support and promote the
improvement agenda of the schools
and district.
Thomasville City Schools
Website: http://www.thomasvilleschools.org/index.html
Location: 750 Gates Drive, Thomasville, AL, United States
Phone: 334-636-9955