Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Building
relationships with
families of the
students is critical to
the students’ success.
I make sure to give
parents plenty of
opportunities to be
involved in their
student’s progress
and learning. I have
in person meetings
with the students
and parents twice a
year in order to
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discuss the student’s
progress. I use that
time to get to know
the parents and tell
him how they could
support their child. I
encourage the
student and
encourage the parent
to keep encouraging
their child, because
it all matters and
contributes toward
their success! I call
home regularly and
also send positive
notes home so that
the parents get
updated on their
child’s progress.
03/22/2018
Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
6.5 Engaging local surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
communities in connections to students, and families. for students.
support of the Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
instructional neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
program community resources lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single lessons. implementing community to improve in the community.
instruction and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
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We make sure our kids I recently collaborated
know the community and with the instructor of
that our community Business
knows our school. Since Entrepreneurship to
we just acquired a new work with her students
building in the Pico- on improving their math.
Union neighborhood of This is an example of
Downtown, Los Angeles, engaging with other
we are still in the process departments at my
of building our school in support of the
reputation with the local instructional program.
community. We make She told me about a
sure that our students project that she was
are always behaving the working on where she
way they should, so that wanted her students to
they set a good example build a windmill and then
for our school. Our use excel sheets to
students do community calculate the cost, retail,
service work for our and markup. She wanted
community and we are her students to have the
always inviting the opportunity to meet
members of our other professionals and it
community to school was a huge success. The
events and meetings. instructor and I got
09/27/2017 together to plan out the
objective and instruction
Our school is planning a for that class and it went
fieldtrip this week for our so well that she invited
students to meet Dr. me over a second time to
Terrence Roberts of work on a follow up
Little Rock 9. This will project with them.
allow the students to 04/22/2019
better understand the
community they are in by Our school partners up
understanding the with so many
history of our education organizations to provide
system and how far it has resources to both
come. We want the associates and students.
communities around us This is great because we
to know our school and all play a role in helping
know what our school our students. For
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represents. We are also example, our school is
planning a fieldtrip for partnered up with an
our students to visit USC, organization called
which is not very far GETLIT, where students
from our high school not only get credits for
location. This will not joining and being
only give our students involved, but GETLIT
the opportunity to see gives students the
what a top university is opportunity to make
like but will also allow their voices known and
our local community to perform in front of other
be aware of our school schools. It teaches them
and what our school is how to express
working towards themselves and helps
accomplishing. them grow as individuals
05/12/2018 of the community. When
our school looks into
designing new
curriculum, we always
ask ourselves “what
classes will benefit our
students? What do they
need to learn?”
12/10/18
Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances.
* As follows:
• Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
6.7 Demonstrating
• Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
professional
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
responsibility,
• Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
integrity, and learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
ethical conduct • Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
• Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
• Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
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• Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
• Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
• Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
• Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.