Priority 6 Community Alignment

Community Alignment

Priority 6 Community Alignment

GOAL: Engage families, communities, and business leaders with educators ensuring access to a robust, multi-tiered system of support for children, and ensuring that the community is actively engaged and invested in future-driven education.

OBJECTIVE 1: Engage in authentic family and community partnerships, so families and community members recognize the school as a hub of learning that includes diverse voices and multiple perspectives.  Establish goals and objectives to expand community partners and programs in order to increase student and family access to Cabarrus County community assets.  Investigate potential community partnership opportunities to design schools as community hubs of activity.  Evaluate current communication practices so parents/ guardians have access to information as needed.

OBJECTIVE 2: Incorporate the assets and needs of school, family, and community in district and school improvement plans, conducting assessments of the school, students, families, and neighboring community regularly.  Conduct annual CCS Engagement and Satisfaction survey; use data for district and school continual improvement.  Implement Superintendent Community Connection Focus Groups.  Implement Parent-Community meetings to share information and solicit feedback. OBJECTIVE 3: Include community partners in working teams focused on specific issues identified in the needs and assets assessments.

 Partner with the Chamber of Commerce on leadership opportunities in the community.  Support board committee meetings (Student and Community Engagement and Literature and

Supplemental Review).