CAPE 6 Project

Monica Apodaca
Christine Haley
Jacqueline Whitehead
CPSEL 6
External Context and Policy

▹ Education leaders influence political, social,

economic, legal and cultural contexts affecting
education to improve education policies and
practices.
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￭ 6A - Understanding and Communicating Policy
￭ 6B - Professional Influence
￭ 6C - Politicy Engagement

The following scenario focuses on communication

and community stakeholdership.

School Community
 1.
The Scenario
 Stakeholder Engagement
The Scenario:
After qualifying for Title 1 funding,
school administrators must look
for the best possible way to spend
the funds in order to support
student achievement.
The school administration team,
must seek input from
stakeholders prior to making a
final decision on spending of the
resources.
The Context:
Parents at this site have various
committees formed (School Site
Council, PTA, etc.), however the 4
school administrator is looking to
engage as many families as
possible.
The input and feedback from
stakeholders is important in order
to help the team make informed
decisions on how to best spend
the allocated funds.
 2.
The Legal/Political
Ramifications
 Title I
● Money spent must align with the School Plan
for Student Achievement (SPSA)

● Minimum of 1% of funds must go towards

parent involvement activities
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● Schools with 40% or more low-income

families can use money for schoolwide
activities (What are title funds? | Title Fund Breakdown, n.d.)

● Schools with less than 40% low-income

families must use the money only toward the
identified students (What are title funds? | Title Fund Breakdown, n.d.)
 Cans Cannots
● Family literacy ● Art Supplies
● Additional or ● Administrators
supplemental textbooks ● Core curriculum
and workbooks ● Classroom teachers
● Positive Behavior ● Custodian
Intervention and Supports ● Interpreter for parent
meetings
(PBIS)
● Translation services for
● Parent Training or parent communication 7
Educational Services
● Professional Learning
● Technology
● Bilingual Instructional
Assistant
● Academic Counselor
● Instructional Assistant
● Intervention Teacher
● Nurse

(SCUSD, 2018)
Questions to Ask?
● Is this directly related to the high-need, core
student achievement areas identified and
described in the SPSA?
● If being used for professional development, is it
aligned with SPSA? 8

● If being used for parent engagement, does it

increase the understanding of parents in how to
support their students success in school as
described in SPSA?
● Is it reasonable and necessary?
● Is there a better resource?
 3.
The Stakeholders
Stakeholders
▹ Parents / Legal Guardians

▹ Teachers 10

▹ Students

▹ Administration

▹ Staff
 4.
The Steps
 Steps for Engaging
Stakeholders
▹ Planning: deciding what decisions will be
affected, the participants that will be engaged,
establishing the background and setting on the
correct questions to ask

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▹ Participation: gather input and data, learning
from each other and setting priorities

▹ Analysis: consolidating all of the input and ideas

to establish a course of action/decision making

▹ Sharing: communicating results to stakeholders

 The Scenario: Planning &
Participation
1. Planning:
a. Administrator’s Vision: Utilize the Title 1
funds to build the capacity of teacher’s, and
improve student learning outcomes.
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2. Participation:
a. Parents, teachers, and students completed
a Thought Exchange as a part of the
districts’ LCAP. All stakeholders were asked
open-ended questions using the digital
platform and were able to answer questions
and rate responses confidentially
 The Scenario: Analysis
3. Analysis: After reviewing the data from the
Thought Exchange with his vice-principal, the
following was evident from the lens of the
stakeholders:
▹ Teachers: There was a desire for supplemental
reading materials to use during universal access 14

time (intervention/enrichment).
▹ Parents: The majority of parents wanted
teachers to support the individual needs of their
students.
▹ Students: They like universal access time, but
sometimes it is “boring”
The Scenario: Sharing with
Stakeholders
Teachers Parents Students
During a staff Using Social Media, the Teachers will share the
meeting the school will post news of the newly
principal shared the
pictures of the newly purchased materials
results of the
Thought Exchange, purchased materials, with students. 15
and that he would as well as teachers
be using funding to using the materials
purchase guided during universal
reading texts for access time.
each grade level.
The school site
coach will be
providing monthly
coaching and
lesson modeling
during universal
access time.
 5.
The Benefits
The Benefits of Stakeholder
Engagement
▹ Trust between Administrators and Stakeholders
￭ Listening to the needs of others creates
relationships of trust
▹ Greater Buy-in for Various Stakeholders
￭ When all stakeholders feel included more value 17
is placed on designated programs
▹ Positive Outcomes
￭ Because there is more stakeholder buy-in, the
program is more likely to succeed and sustain
▹ Greater Insight in the Needs of the Community
￭ As a school site we cannot assume what our
community needs
 6.
The Challenges
The Challenges of Stakeholder
Engagement
▹ Challenging Timeframes
￭ Engaging all stakeholders takes time, but
unfortunately extending timeframes may not be
readily available.
▹ Opacity instead of Transparency
￭ Trust can be lost when data from surveys or 19
discussions are not openly shared/discussed
▹ Limits on Participation
￭ Limited participation from both internal and
external stakeholders means limited
stakeholdership
▹ Focused & Educated on the Mission or Goal
￭ Ensuring all stakeholders understand the mission
of the school and the goal of the program is key to
guaranteeing relevant contributions.
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“Efforts take
on many shapes, and while they may
not always be easy or appear
successful, few education leaders
today would disagree that involving key
stakeholders in the creation and
evaluation of education policies
is sound administrative practice”

(Five Criteria for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Education, n.d.)

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 7.
The Resources
Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (2014). California professional standards for education
leaders. Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/educator-prep/standards/cpsel-booklet-2014.
pdf?sfvrsn=71b5d555_2

Five Criteria for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Education. (n.d.).

https://www.thoughtexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/five-criteria-fo
R-effective-se-education.pdf

Paine , S. (n.d.). Engaging stakeholders including parents and the community to sustain
improved reading outcomes. Virginia ; RMC Research Corporation .

Reading First (2009). Engaging stakeholders.Reading First. Retrieved from

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/support/stakeholderlores.pdf.
Resources 22
Sanders, T. (2012). Duval Schools has to restore $2.7 million after misuse of Title I funds,
audit finds. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 6, 2021, from
https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20120418/NEWS/801254654

SCUSD. 2018-2019 Reference Guide to Allowable Title I and LCFF Expeditures [Review of
2018-2019 Reference Guide to Allowable Title I and LCFF Expeditures].
Sacramento City Unified School District.https://www.scusd.edu/sites/main/files/
file-attachments/2018-19_title_i__-_lcff_
expenditure_guidelines.pdf

What are title funds? | Title Fund Breakdown. (n.d.). Codelicious. Retrieved May 6, 2021, from
https://www.codelicious.com/blog/what-are-title-funds