Course Description

In this micro-credential, educators develop, in collaboration with others, a plan and instruments to assess campus and community vision and needs. This micro-credential is one of an 8-part Community Schools Improvement Science series designed to give participants the strongest skills available to implement a best practice version of the Community School strategy at any school. Find out more: https://www.nea.org/student-success/great-public-schools/community-schools To earn clock hours for this micro-credential: (1) Complete WEA micro-credential orientation to learn about the process. Complete orientation ONCE. Register for orientation on https://wea-win.org/. (2) Register for an NEA micro-credential https://nea.certificationbank.com/Washington AND register for WEA clock hours for the specific NEA micro-credential you selected on https://wea-win.org/. (3) Complete the WEA micro-credential workshop EVERY TIME you are working on a new micro-credential. For more information, see: https://www.washingtonea.org/events-training/pd/micro-credentials/

Course Objectives

In this micro-credential, educators develop a plan to engage students, staff, families, and the community by outlining specific data-collection instruments and strategies. They create surveys, focus group protocols, interview tools, and engagement structures to gather broad and deep information about vision, needs, and priorities.