#APChat Archive
Professional development expert Jared Wastler, hosts a Twitter conversation at 8:00 p.m. (ET) using #APChat.
Sunday December 20, 2015
8:00 PM EST
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Welcome to ! Please take a moment to introduce yourself.
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Jared Wastler, HS AP in MD, 2014 MD APOY, PD Faculty, and moderator for
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Q1: What is the role of the school within the community?
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A1: Schools have a number of purposes within the community, but our greatest is serving the needs of our community and its people
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Q2: How can the school be a center for learning for the community?
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Hi! Fred from Ft Worth, TX
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A1 Regardless of where, schools at this point need to prepare thinkers and good citizens more than anything
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A2 Spread the word about what we are doing and solicit community involvement, beyond just parents
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Q3: How can we help our community to understand the daily work our school is doing?
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A3 Promote via website, social media; invite them in as volunteers, host events, speak at churches,centers
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A3 Also, can WE clearly define what we are doing on day-to-day basis? Clear mission, vision, & alignment...
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A2 Maybe we should know what's going on in the community
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Q4: How can we use our schools to better serve our communities?
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A4: Spread the mindset that learning is for everyone. Also, growing students as community shared responsibility
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Q5: As a leader of the school, what role do/should we play within our community?
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A4: Schools should be the Hub of the community. Serving the community.
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@jcwastler A5:leaders must tell the schools story. Sell your brand keeping families and all stakeholders in the know about the school
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A5: Leaders should be a face, voice of the school, liaison to community, known by community.
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Thanks for joining this week. We are off next week. Keep being better every day in every way - our students deserve it.
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