CONCEPTS AND ROLES IN COMMUNITY RELATIONS: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The West Milford Board of Education believes that school district community relations encompasses all aspects of the schools’ relationship with the total community.

The Board believes its school-community relations program should:

A. Promote public interest and participation in the operation of the school system;

B. Gather information about public attitudes toward the school system and its programs and report them to the Superintendent and the Board;

C. Provide an honest, continuous, comprehensive flow of information about the policies, procedures, programs, problems and progress of the school system to the community and the staff;

D. Develop the most effective means of communication with the community and use available media as appropriate;

E. Develop programs in the schools that will integrate home, school, and community in meeting the needs of district pupils;

F. Develop and maintain the community’s confidence in the school board and the school staff;

G. Develop a climate that attracts excellent teachers and encourages staff to strive for excellence in the educational program;

H. Anticipate and forestall problems caused by lack of understanding;

I. Evaluate past and existing procedures in order to make improvements in future communications.

The Superintendent shall be responsible for developing programs, techniques and channels for implementing this policy. 

First Reading: December 12, 2000

Adopted: December 19, 2000

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