The title school-community relations implies a formal procedure or process which could be called a program.

While formal programs do exist in most school districts, there are informal processes which also need to be examined. It is the amalgam of formally constituted programs and informal processes which insure the effectiveness of school administrators.

Goals and Objectives

Whether the administrator is establishing a new program, refining an existing schoolcommunity relations program, or establishing a district-wide program or a school site program, a system of goals and objectives is vital. Kindred, Bagin, & Gallagher (1990) offer examples of program goals often found in schools:

1. To develop intelligent public understanding of the school in all aspects of its operation. 2. To determine how the public feels about the school and what it wishes the school to accomplish. 3. To secure adequate financial support for a sound educational program. 4. To help citizens feel a more direct responsibility for the quality of education the school provides. 5. To earn the good will, respect, and confidence of the public in professional personnel and services of the institution. 6. To bring about public realization of the need for change and what must be done to facilitate essential progress. 7. To involve citizens in the work of the school and the solving of educational problems. 8. To promote a genuine spirit of cooperation between the school and community in sharing leadership for the improvement of community life.
Role of a teacher 1. Teachers serve as not only educators, but also mentors and role models. 2. The role of a teacher in the school is to give additional lessons of what the child learned from the community. 3. The teachers role is to help students learn and apply their learning to real life experiences. Teachers are there to help you motivate and inspire you and other students to be the best they can.