The community leader perceives that the current state of public education in Arizona is mixed, with some districts and schools better than others. They note excellent students often excel while average students may not receive a truly excellent education. A parallel between faith-based organizations and schools is the active engagement of some versus the majority. A key difference is participation in faith is optional while education involvement is necessary if one has children. Both organizations face challenges of funding, space, community engagement, and inspiring participation. The leader thinks it is important for education to prepare students to think critically and compassionately and for higher education and jobs benefitting the community. Emerging trends of importance include concern for the planet, a multicultural society, technology, compassion, and
The community leader perceives that the current state of public education in Arizona is mixed, with some districts and schools better than others. They note excellent students often excel while average students may not receive a truly excellent education. A parallel between faith-based organizations and schools is the active engagement of some versus the majority. A key difference is participation in faith is optional while education involvement is necessary if one has children. Both organizations face challenges of funding, space, community engagement, and inspiring participation. The leader thinks it is important for education to prepare students to think critically and compassionately and for higher education and jobs benefitting the community. Emerging trends of importance include concern for the planet, a multicultural society, technology, compassion, and
The community leader perceives that the current state of public education in Arizona is mixed, with some districts and schools better than others. They note excellent students often excel while average students may not receive a truly excellent education. A parallel between faith-based organizations and schools is the active engagement of some versus the majority. A key difference is participation in faith is optional while education involvement is necessary if one has children. Both organizations face challenges of funding, space, community engagement, and inspiring participation. The leader thinks it is important for education to prepare students to think critically and compassionately and for higher education and jobs benefitting the community. Emerging trends of importance include concern for the planet, a multicultural society, technology, compassion, and
The community leader perceives that the current state of public education in Arizona is mixed, with some districts and schools better than others. They note excellent students often excel while average students may not receive a truly excellent education. A parallel between faith-based organizations and schools is the active engagement of some versus the majority. A key difference is participation in faith is optional while education involvement is necessary if one has children. Both organizations face challenges of funding, space, community engagement, and inspiring participation. The leader thinks it is important for education to prepare students to think critically and compassionately and for higher education and jobs benefitting the community. Emerging trends of importance include concern for the planet, a multicultural society, technology, compassion, and
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2016 EDL 593a Community Leader Interview
1. As an organizational leader, what is your perception of the current state of public education? My perception is that the current state of public education in Arizona is mixed. Some school districts are better than others, and some schools within districts are better. Overall, though, my perception is that excellent students excel, while average or less able students may not receive what they need to get a truly excellent education in Arizona. I do believe, though, that there are many excellent teachers who are working hard to deliver quality education under often less-than-ideal circumstances. 2. What parallels have you experienced as both a faith-based organizational leader and educational leader? What are some key differences? A parallel that I have observed is the active engagement of some people in the life of faith and in education, while the majority of people are less engaged and interested. I imagine that this carries over into engagement by parents in the education of their children some are closely involved, while the majority are not. A key difference is that people have a choice about whether to be involved in a life of faith, while people are required to send their children to school so a basic level of involvement is necessary. People have to be involved at some level in education, if they have children. Participation in a life of faith is completely optional. 3. What are some big challenges that both faith-based organizations and schools/districts are facing, and how might we be able to partner to face said challenges? Both face funding and space challenges, engaging with the community, offering relevant programs that enrich peoples lives, and inspiring people to be engaged and participate. Our church does participate with an elementary school that includes many families with significant needs. So we partner to provide mentoring, classroom assistance, school supplies, adopting families for Christmas, and more. Im not sure how schools/districts could partner to help churches face their challenges, although I have known of schools that rent space in churches. Im not sure how to engage some of the other challenges. 4. What is important to the community at large and its leadership regarding public education? I think I can only speak for myself with this, as a leader of a large church. What is most important to me is that all children and young people receive a high quality education that prepares them to think critically and compassionately, and
prepares them for higher education and the ability to use their gifts for jobs that benefit the community and world.
5. What are some emerging trends that you think are important to be in tune with, and what leadership style or model is needed to attend to these trends? I believe that emerging trends are concern for our planet, for living in a highly multi-cultural society, challenges of technology, ways of learning to live with compassion and kindness in a complex world, and focus on new understandings of family and friendships. Leadership that encourages conversation and collaboration, respect for all persons, openness to a variety of gifts and talents, and has a commitment to ongoing learning is what is needed. I also believe that leaders who are committed to growing in and practicing their faith are needed for a vibrant future for our society and world. My Reflection: This faith-based organization leader and past educator hit on many key points with which I am familiar; however, her responses about wanting a quality education, engaging the public and her perspective on emerging trends that society and its systems and organizations ought to take note of directed my thinking towards transparency of school operations, such as using technology responsibly to share and receive information with the public, as well as transparency in data sharing among educators and educational leaders, so as to stay connected with the evidence of our endeavors. I wonder how different responses would have been had I been able to locate a strictly business leader. I intend to eventually find out.
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