Administrative Chart: Methods To Support Full Participation Within The System

The document discusses administrative support for a reading program through community involvement, parent engagement, teacher collaboration, and strong leadership. It describes how the local community offers resources like libraries, after school programs, and safety programs to support student growth. It emphasizes informing and involving parents in the reading curriculum through conferences, mentoring, and lessons. It also stresses the importance of teachers sharing reading strategies, reviewing student progress regularly, and taking a collaborative approach. Finally, it asserts that an effective leadership team is crucial as the foundation for communication, decision making, and managing change within the school system.

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Administrative Chart: Methods to support full participation within the system

Community: "It takes a village to raise a child". The wisdom this African proverb shares, Rooted in Reading takes to
heart. Everyone involved in daily interactions with our students are responsible for their growth and development,
academically and functionally. Parents are a child's first teachers as well as extended family members. When we welcome
them to the school community, they have a new world introduced: friends, teachers, and staff members. In our building,
many community programs are welcomed, helping us create a positive school environment. Outside of school, learning
does not end. Our library provides us with more than just books. We have technology available as well as a long list of
after-school programming including a tutoring program. Our park district and YMCA offers many physical activities to
ensure that the brain is not the only muscle getting stronger. Our fire department and police department offer first aid
training and community based non-violence programs such as D.A.R.E. Rooted in Reading has a range of community
services and service providers dedicated to the overall health and well being of each member of our village.
Home: Studies indicate that high-quality programs not only increase levels of parent involvement, but also can help
parents acquire and use strategies that correlate with higher rate of students literacy performance. (Best 438). We will
work to inform parents of the instructional strategies and learning expectations throughout the school year. Opportunities
to reach out to parents and families include parent-teacher conferences(report card pick-up days), parent-mentor
programs, and parent meetings or family events throughout the school year. Our program will include a focus on building
parent-teacher relationships, helping parents understand the school and classroom programs, and providing
presentations and lessons in family learning interventions (monitoring homework, teaching specific skills, and reading to
or listening to children read). (Best, 441-442).
Staff: The reading framework chart provides teachers with strategies to infuse comprehension, study skills, writing and
vocabulary into their curriculum. It is essential that all teachers are aware of the curriculum by sharing the framework with

staff at the beginning of the school year. The chart will provide the staff with an overview of the expectations and how
each teacher has a role within the program. All content area teachers have students in their class which struggle with
content in textbooks, therefore they can use this resource filled with strategies to best support students. Teachers can
collaborate with one another to determine how to incorporate the program into the current curriculum. Also, the reading
program should be continually discussed among teachers. For example, teachers can review the progress of the program
within their team meetings, collaboration time with content area colleagues and in service days. By sharing the framework
and providing opportunities to discuss the program, staff will develop a sense of all hands on deck approach to
implementing the program.
Leadership: According to Morrow and Gambrell, The leadership that exists in a school is important and provides the
foundation for change (Best, 459). The leadership team within a middle school plays a crucial role because they are the
foundation of collaboration and communication within the system. This team includes the Principal, Assistant Principal,
Student Services Administrator, Literacy coach, and Math coach. As a team, these leaders make decisions around
curriculum, the schools vision and mission, and behavioral interventions and supports. Once decisions are made the
team works not only to meet the needs and concerns of students, but also to address the needs and concerns of other
team members in the building. With an effective leadership team in place, there is a strong foundation for which the rest of
the system can adequately function. Ultimately, change is inevitable and with the leadership as the foundation for change,
staff, community members, and students develop and evolve to make the system successful.
References
Morrow, L. M., & Gambrell, L. B. (Eds.). (2011). Best practices in literacy instruction (4th ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford
Press.