Reflection of EDLD 5326

While in EDLD 5326 I have learned much about the school requirements as they relate to Title 1 schools and how the the money should be spent  and the accountability that the school is under for those expenditures. I see the the importance of the school building a parent/school compact to.  I understand how to build a site based committee and who it is made up of. I have learned what the site based committee is to do and what that all things are done for improving student achievement. I have learned what AYP is and how the school use's that data to find areas of weakness to address and improve on. During this course "School Community Relations" I have learned how important it is to build healthy parent communication better know as "two way communication" to bolster parent involvement which has been proven enhances student achievement.  I have learned that during EDLD 5326 how two way communication and increased parent involvement all work together to not only improve student achievement but also decrease discipline referrals, improve attendance, decrease tardies as well as other areas too. The one thing I felt that I learned most was the importance of parent involvement and how to decrease the barriers so that parents will want to be more involved and feel more valued in the process. As a future leader in a public school I will make sure that the parents of my community feel more welcomed at my school and I will educate my staff on the importance of being more socially aware of diversity.  I will also have a open door policy with the parents as I will have for all staff to build a family like atmosphere at the school. I will use the site based teams decisions to better improve student achievement as well as use the AYP data to find areas of weakness to improve on.