Domain 6:

COMMUNITY
LINKAGES
COMMUNITY-SCHOOL RELATIONS
SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

OUTLINE
COMMUNITY LINKAGES
WHAT ARE COMMUNITY LINKAGES?
WHAT CAN COMMUNITY LINKAGES DO?
WHY DO WE NEED COMMUNITY LINKAGES?
PARTNERSHIPS
ACTIVITIES
CONCLUSIONS

The domain of Community Linkages

focuses on the ideal that classroom
activities are meaningfully linked to the
experiences and aspirations of the
students in their homes and communities.
Thus , the domain focuses on teachers
efforts directed at strengthening the links
between schools and communities,
particularly as these links help in the
attainment of the curricular goals.

Strands of desired Teaching Performance

Performance Indicator

6.1.1 Involves community in sharing

6.1 Establishes learning environment that
accountability for the learners achievement
respond to the aspirations of the community
6.1.2 Uses community resources ( human ,
materials )
6.1.3 Uses the community as a laboratory for
learning
6.1.4 Participates in community activities
that promote learning
6.1.5 Uses community networks to publicize
school events and achievements
6.1.6 Encourages students to apply
classroom learning to the community

WHAT ARE COMMUNITY LINKAGES?

relationship between schools and local
communities
connections between schools and community
resources *
can help orient new teachers *
do not mean a folk curriculum *

INVOLVES:

use of school or neighborhood facilities and

equipment;
sharing other resources;
collaborative fund raising and grant
applications;
volunteer assistance;
mentoring and training from professionals and
others with special expertise;

information sharing and dissemination;

networking;
recognition and public relations;
shared responsibility for planning, implementation
and evaluation of programs and services;
expanding opportunities for internships, jobs,
recreation
building a sense of community

WHAT CAN COMMUNITY

LINKAGES DO?
can interconnect together many
resources and strategies to enhance
communities that support all youth
and their families

WHAT CAN COMMUNITY

LINKAGES DO?
could improve schools
strengthen neighborhoods
lead to a noticeable reduction in
young people's problems (future)

WHY DO WE NEED
COMMUNITY LINKAGES?
To enhance effectiveness
To provide a comprehensive, multifaceted,
and integrated continuum of interventions
To support all youth & families

PARTNERSHIPS
COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The following list reflects community

resources that could or currently partner with
school:
Municipal Agencies and Bodies
Red Cross

Service Clubs and Philanthropic Organizations

Youth Agencies & Groups

Sports/Health/Fitness/Outdoor Groups
Community Based Organizations
Faith Community Institutions
Ethnic Associations
Artists and Cultural Institutions
Business/Corporations/Unions

 Media
Family Members, Local Residents,
Senior Citizens Groups

ACTIVITIES
BUILDING/IMPROVING COMMUNITY
LINKAGES

Encourage Community Use of

School Facilities
Senior Citizens Banquet
Back to School Week
Career Day

News Releases
Newsletters
Honor Roll
Gold Cards

CONCLUSIONS
Appropriate
and
effective
collaboration and teaming are seen
as key factors to community
development, learning and family
self-sufficiency.

CONCLUSIONS
Greater interaction between schools
and communities can enhance
educational outcomes. It also builds
the role of schools as contributors
to the vitality of their local
community.

CONCLUSIONS
Using real world examples drawn from
the community can strengthen the
school curriculum, and the involvement
of students in the community can
enhance their broader knowledge and
confidence.

CONCLUSIONS
Vibrant communities depend on the next generation
having the values and skills to be active citizens and
schools benefit society as a whole fostering these
values in students. Having experience with
communities as part of their school curriculum can
help students become more effective citizens as
young people and as future contributors to society.

CONCLUSIONS
In primary schools the aim is to have appropriate
interaction between the school and community to
leave students with values of citizenship and
more basic integration into the curriculum. In
secondary schools, more direct community
involvement and applied studies can be
undertaken. *

CONCLUSIONS
Building such partnerships requires
visioning,
strategic
planning,
creative
leadership
and
new
multifaceted roles for professionals
who
work
in
schools
and
communities. *

references
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy493
http://www.air.org/focus-area/human-social-d
evelopment/index.cfm?fa=viewContent&content_
id=1229
http://www.ccp.colostate.edu/
https://www.center-school.org/about.php

references
http://www.uvm.edu/extension/community/nnco/cd/subfor
.htm
http://www.teachingstrategies.com/content/pageDocs/CC4
_Ch2_exrpt.pdf
http://deta.qld.gov.au/initiatives/learningandwellbeing/le
arning-environment.html
http://lancaster.unl.edu/community/articles/communitysch
ools.shtml