Collaborative relationships with community leaders

Project Scenario The virtual school where you teach wants to do a better job of fostering collaborative relationships with community leaders, business groups, and the general public throughout your state. Virtual schools across the country face the negative public perception that they offer lower quality education than brick-and-mortar schools and take resources away from traditional public schools. To address this negative Perception, your school has formed a professional learning community (PLC) to advocate for online education in the state and you’ve volunteered to participate. Your first task as part of the PLC is to write your group’s “About Us” page for their website and other social media. A local parent has also messaged the group with a question, and you’ve volunteered to craft a response message. Your group also wants to work with community and business leaders to inform them of the mutual benefits of forming a working partnership with your online school. You’ve offered to create an informational presentation on the value of online education to these organizations. Part 3: Informational presentation for business and community leaders in your state (10- to 15-minute video or presentation with recorded audio) Your advocacy group wants to show how partnerships between the community and online educational institutions are mutually beneficial. Online secondary school students are seeking internships, job training, and connections for college or careers. Online primary school students are seeking community awareness, career exposure, and connections to mentoring adults. Local organizations and businesses are seeking future talent and leaders. Partnerships between online schools and the community can accomplish this, and you will create an informational presentation to articulate the benefits of such partnerships. Include the information outlined below in your presentation. 1. Select an appropriate and effective form of communication to engage business and community leaders. You can present your advocacy group’s information as a video, a slide-based presentation, or as a combination of different presentation mediums. The important thing is that your information is presented accurately and in a way that will inspire support for your cause. Consider the following when creating your presentation: o A medium, or combination of mediums, that will be interesting, convey passion, and engage your target audience. 2. Articulate the mutual benefits of partnering with educational institutions. Use persuasive strategies to convince business and community leaders of the value of investing time, money, and resources in virtual schools. Consider the following while crafting your argument: o What knowledge or information are students at different grade levels seeking from the community? How can business and community groups provide students with this information? o What are students capable of giving back to their communities? Consider contributions students from different grade levels can make.