Homework
Construct two separate plans to involve (1) internal partners and (2) external partners at a meeting in which they will solve a specific problem. Keep in mind there are two parts to this homework. The internal partners component is a two-page essay, and the external partners component is a two-page essay. The two essays will be submitted as one document.
You may use the same issue or scenario for both essays, or you may use different issues or scenarios for each essay. Make the work meaningful to you, and make sure your direction and purpose are clear to the reader.
Internal partners:
Based on the information below, construct a plan to involve internal partners at a meeting for solving a specific problem.
Select one of the following issues:
a. poor attendance by students for whom English is not the primary language spoken at home,
b. vandalism in unsupervised areas of the school building,
c. steady decline in female students active in co-curricular activities,
d. steep increase in enrollment in vocational courses, or
e. desire to move toward student-led parent-teacher-student conference model.
Using the points below, how will you structure the partnership?
a. How will you pick the team members?
b. Why were they selected?
c. What will be the ground rules for the group (how we will make decisions and treat each other)?
d. How will you work as a group to develop those ground rules?
e. How will you ensure all voices are heard?
f. What will be the communications plan for your partnership?
g. Who will be responsible for the communications plan?
h. What type of involvement will this be (parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, or collaborating with the community)? Explain how you see it becoming a reality.
Use your current faculty, department, or grade-level as the internal audience. Write a two-page explanation of your plan, explaining why you made the choices you made. Frame your thoughts around what you have learned in this and previous units about partnerships. Be sure to use APA style for citations and references.
External partners:
Based on the information below, construct a plan to involve external partners at a meeting for solving a specific problem. Select one of the following issues:
a. poor attendance by students for whom English is not the primary language spoken at home,
b. vandalism in unsupervised areas of the school building,
c. steady decline in female students active in co-curricular activities,
d. steep increase in enrollment in vocational courses, or
e. desire to move toward student-led parent-teacher-student conference model.
Using the points below, how will you structure the partnership?
a. How will you pick the team members?
b. Why were they selected?
c. What will be the ground rules for the group (how we will make decisions and treat each other)
d. How will you work as a group to develop those ground rules?
e. How will you ensure all voices are heard?
f. What will be the communications plan for your partnership?
g. Who will be responsible for the communications plan?
h. What type of involvement will this be (parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, or collaborating with the community)? Explain how you see it becoming a reality.
Use your larger community and parent population from your current educational setting to serve as the external audience. Write a two-page explanation of your plan, explaining why you made the choices you made. Frame your thoughts around what you have learned in this and previous units about partnerships.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.