SUBJECT: Community Communication
EFFECTIVE: August 19, 2013
PURPOSE: The District Education Council will ensure that continuous, active and meaningful communication with the community is established, nurtured and monitored.
REGULATION:
- Communications must be established in an atmosphere of mutual trust that is open, respectful and invitational.
- Exchange and dialogue must be conducted in an honest, timely, fair and “jargon-free” manner.
- Stakeholders must be identified and must include students, staff, families, community groups, other councils, business, labor, “partners in education” and government.
- The primary focus of community communication must be upon improving the quality of services to students.
- Community communication must be broadly based with an objective of generating mutual understanding and support.
- Creative, innovative and proactive thinking and exploration must be encouraged.