As an educational leader, our decisions effect not only our school, but the entire community. We must take this community into account every time we make one of these decisions. Given that, it is so essential that we take time to understand and get to know our community. In our course titled “Leading School Communities in a Pluralistic Society,” we took the time to study our community and understand it from many different perspectives. This assignment was our “context map” to our community.
This assignment was extremely eye opening for me, especially being relatively new to my community. It was great way to dig into the context of the community, learn the history, and understand why some of the long-standing traditions and policies exist in the community that I work and one day may be a leader in. My previously mentioned plan in Standard 1 to continue to stay involved in the LCAP process will also help in this area as well. Considering how heavily involved the community is in this process means that I can continue to make connections, understand needs, and get to know the overall community far better. This insight must be kept in mind as I continue to grow and develop within the community. Below, you will find my context map from this course.
This assignment was extremely eye opening for me, especially being relatively new to my community. It was great way to dig into the context of the community, learn the history, and understand why some of the long-standing traditions and policies exist in the community that I work and one day may be a leader in. My previously mentioned plan in Standard 1 to continue to stay involved in the LCAP process will also help in this area as well. Considering how heavily involved the community is in this process means that I can continue to make connections, understand needs, and get to know the overall community far better. This insight must be kept in mind as I continue to grow and develop within the community. Below, you will find my context map from this course.