School is a social institute establish to work in an active, close, continuous, mutual rapport with the people its serves. No school can operate in a vaccum without a community. School-Community red-level of awareness and goodwill that exist between the 2.
Benefits
Engender thoughtful Participation in school affairs
Get people informed of the school purpose, condition and needs
Provide avenue for support to school / education
Coordinate school and community act to foster unity and cooperation
Improve partnership concept through parental/ community participation
School and community play complimentary roles- learners involve home and school. They also carry with them ideas, pattern, behavior and experience, the character of both home and school.
Community requirement. child care, after school programme and assistance with home-work. Learning is a shared responsibility between this duo. School are community centre that offer recreational education.
Social act. To community, hence community should offer moral and material support to school.
The success or failure of a school depends on the level of the relationship between school and community. School and community has symbiotic rel. Bring stability – socio economic and political harmony in society Increase accessibility, retention. and attendance. Mobilize fund, Material and human resources Change community attitude toward the School Remove distrust and distance between people and school by initiating transparency of information and culture of mutual respect and jointly pursuing school improvement by sharing vision, process and result A School is usually located within a community. in this context the community naturally has stake in the life and continuity of the school. There is therefore absolute need for mutual co-existence of the school and her host community. The school is miniature community with the host community, since the school is an essential part of the community, it administration should involve both people of the 2 communities. - meaningful interaction between the 2. the 2 must work together to achieve general and specific goals of the education. Community contribution – land, laborer, vigilante, scholarship, PTa contribution, donation of building/ facility. Par-time teachers,, fund range, housing. School economic contribute – NYSC employment, purchase of local product
PTA – A connection by teachers and students. When parents are empowered. o become partners in their pupil education. performance will improve. school that work well with families / parents are bound to be productive and effective in achieving educational goals (oh)
School and community can partner in the use of common facilities – land, building, halls, playground, chairs clinics, source of water, sport facility.
School community relationship introduce students to new profession and job skills. The school cannot achieve much on its own except supported by the community, the school must therefore cultivate an healthy relationship. with her community, when ignored the expected support would be withdrawn, this hampers productivity.
Community involvement Contributes positively to pupil academic achievement Create conducive environment for school – community collaboration Enable members of the community to contribute to educational development and general development of the society.
Challenges
Threat to take-over school administration
PTA fosters close relationship between teachers and parents home and schools. Revive parents participation in the education development of the wards where parents are involve, student become more regular and attentive and hence achive more.
PTA is to fills gaps for the school to meet its need and expectation. It is an effective mounth –pleece for parents to be sensitive and up to their responsibilities
PTA role discipline, advise, maintained facilities learning assistance.
Hindrance of School Community Relationship Encroachment on school land Trespass on the school premises School interference on community politics Community interference on school affaires School in diff on community affairs Negative school culture – marginalization of community members/ inaccessibility of school leadership, unwelcoming visiting procedure Confrontation of school leadership and staff by community members Relationship- formal/legal – PTA, SBMC, village education community, village and communities Informed (voluntary – Special activity /event Monopolization of part by the politics and intellectual elites
Promotion of school environment when community members feel welcomed respected, trusted, heard and needed.
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