Teacher Community Partnership
Teacher-Community Partnership
Purpose
This option allows teachers to collaborate with a business, community group or institution (education affiliate) to extend the school to community partnership for the benefit of students and/or the identified partner with the goal of a mutually beneficial partnership that is directly related to the teacher’s learning goal. Some examples include the bio-diesel project at the high school, PSU athletics with reading, service learning, counseling and mental health agencies.
Process
1. Teacher will develop a plan for partnership (could be short or long term).
2. Teacher will submit plan for approval with appropriate administrator(s).
3. Pending approval, the teacher will establish a meeting with community partner to discuss goals and outcomes of partnership.
4. Upon conclusion, a written summary or media summary will be shared with administrator(s) annually regarding status of the partnership.