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=External Development Leadership= // Schools are intrinsic to communities. //** Community **// “stockholders”; parents/guardians, //** community **// and business partners have invested in the promising future of our students as an investment in the future of their communities. Leaders create a culture of engagement and partnership to support students and parents/guardians to improve student achievement and school performance. Leaders engage families in understanding and taking part in activities to improve their student’s learning and partner with school- and community- based resources to support students and families. An alliance of //** school-community **// partnerships with //** community ** // stakeholders ensures multiple learning opportunities for students. It is effective development leadership that establishes and sustains tangential partnerships that are win-win affiliations for //** communities and schools **//. //




 * 6A. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach: The school executive designs structures and processes which result in parent and community engagement, support and ownership for the school. **

Coursework & Training Related Readings
 * Llano Grande Digital Storytelling, Fall 2011 and Fall 2012
 * Crucial Conversations Training, Rocky Mount, NC
 * Conflict Resolution Training
 * Community Engagement / Community Internship Class, Summer 2012
 * Community Learning Exchange (CLE), PS 24 Dual Languages Academy, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY/ Teach While Learning, Learn While Teaching, June 2012
 * Social Justice Class, Spring 2013
 * Community Learning Exchange, NELA School Leadership and Community CLE Training, Llano Grande House, Edcouch, TX, January 2013
 * Ruder, K. (2010). The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities.Seattle, WA: The Center for Ethical Leadership.
 * Block, Peter. (2008). Community: the structure of belonging. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
 * Smith, G. A., & Sobel, D. (2010). Place- and community-based education in schools. New York, NY: Routledge.
 * Karsh, E., & Fox, AS. (2006). The only grant-writing book you'll ever need. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books.
 * Johnson, V. M. (2011). Grant writing 101: everything you need to start raising funds today. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Community Internship School Internship  Artifacts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Participated in a full-time summer internship which allowed me to volunteer with an agency in the **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">community **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">, It's Your Move Now, Inc., to asses the population needs and develop **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">community contacts and partners **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Involved and gained input from parents and ** community partners **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">for the establishment of a vision statement for my internship school, Riverside Middle School.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Developed partnership with an existing local church robotics team, North Carolina A&T State University and the local NC Cooperative Extension Agency/ 4-H Coordinator to establish a robotics team at my internship school.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Partnered with the local NC Cooperative Extension Agency/ 4-H Coordinator and Riverside Middle School science and mathematics teachers to establish the first 4-H Club at my internship school.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Collaborated with NC A&T State University, the local NC Cooperative Extension Agency/ 4-H Coordinator, NCSU Science House Eastern Satellite Office, and a representative of Greenville Utilities Commision. to coordinate and facilitate the first Science Fair, Science Fair Open House and STEM Kickoff Event.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended the Urban Education Initiative Conference in association with NC A&T State University. Attendance at the conference was a continuation of the higher education partnership with the university to continue to provide training for teachers and quality STEM education for the students of Martin County, NC.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Attended the 4-H Professional Development Day Training, March 13, 2013, at the NC Cooperative Extension Agency in Tarboro, NC. Professional development was offered as a result of the partnership of Riverside Middle School and the NC A&T Regional Collaborative for Excellence in STEM project. Training was provided to develop the robotics club and as a result of participation in the training, a Lego MindStorm Robotics Kit ($279.99) will be made available through our Martin County 4-H Coordinator.

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Llano Grande DIgital Storytelling Retreat- NCSU NELA Cohort I and Cohort II Members **

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 * Identification of Community Partnerships **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Digital Story: Summer 2012 Community Internship **

Summer 2012, Tonya completed a five-week ** community internship ** with It's Your Move Now, Inc. of WIlliamston, N.C. The facility provides after-school care, after-school tutorials, counseling and day treatment. Tonya established a hands-on Science Center with activities correlated to the NC Science Essential Standards and Common Core ELA and Math. Tonya also planned and facilitated a Back to School Boot Camp (August 6-17, 2013) for students in grades 3-8. Each day of the Back to School Boot Camp was a themed day including science and math skills, reading and cooperative learning.

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** Digital Story: NC A & T State University STEM Summer Academy, **** June 17- 22, 2012 ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">NC A&T State University is a higher education partner of the Martin County Schools System, providing STEM training and assistance to increase STEM education awareness in the middle schools of Martin County. Tonya attended the Summer Academy in Greensboro, NC along with Martin County middle school science and mathematics teachers. Teachers received hands-on training in STEM modules and the use of biotechnology equipment, took a tour of NC A&T State University, **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">met with community partners **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> from eastern North Carolina, and developed STEM modules that will be implemented in the 2012-2013 school year. Equipment and supplies for the STEM modules are being funded by the NC A&T State University STEM Outreach Program through a Golden Leaf grant. Also as a result of this partnership, a **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">community liaison **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> representative from NC A&T State University will work with the schools to assist in implementing STEM activities and provide training for teachers. media type="youtube" key="3O7Kf8ncvpg" height="315" width="560" align="center"


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Digital Story: CLE, Brooklyn, NY, Teach While Learning, Learn While Teaching, Summer 2012 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">June 7 - 10, 2012 NELA Cohort II fellows Tonya Little, Elizabeth Moran and Jenifer Lewis traveled to Brooklyn, NY to participate in a **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Communities Learning Exchange (CLE) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> at P.S. 24 Dual Language Academy. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Adults as well as young people reflected on their own learning while taking responsibility to teach others what they know. PS 24 has purposefully developed leadership among staff, parents and students. Through initiatives that provide practical experiences, they are each challenged to learn ways to think about solutions that help one another become more effective teachers and learners. Through self-reflection and a problem-solving approach, all members of the **school and community engage in learning and teaching** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">in a way that builds commitment and responsibility for the whole **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">community **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Upon arriving in Brooklyn and prior to any of the CLE's activities, NELA fellows had a chance to visit the neighborhood of Sunset Park and learn about its **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">diverse ethnic communities **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">, its history and participated in a place-based experience known as a **"//learning walk"//** to become immersed in the place where this local public school thrives.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">After having experiences in Summer 2012 that clearly showed the power of **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">community and stakeholder involvement **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">, Tonya began to seek **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">partners in the community of Martin County **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> to help establish a STEM identity in the middle schools of Martin County. media type="youtube" key="E9icOsPGTsI" height="315" width="560" align="center"
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Digital Story: STEM Robotics Partnership **

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Community Internship Class Presentation (Summer 2012) **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Phase II Internship School Project- Detailed Examination of the School Community and Human Resources **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2013 STEM Event Promotional Video Shared with students, parents and community partners. **

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 * Digital Story 2013 Community Earth Day Event at Riverside Middle School **

Community partnerships have provided opportunities and access to resources that enable our teachers and students to develop and enhance experiential learning. The following is a communication between Tonya Little and Riverside Middle School community partner, Colleen Karl of North Carolina State University Science House.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">NELA Fellows traveled to Texas to participate in a **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Community Learning Exchange (CLE) **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> designed to teach how to host a CLE. The NELA Cohort members will host a CLE in northeastern NC in the fall of 2013. ====== <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Click [|here]to see the article posted on the **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Communities Learning Exchange website **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">media type="custom" key="22660526"

Tonya attended the ** 2013 UEI to increase Martin County's networking ability with STEM ** stakeholders seeking to improve achievement for minority and/or rural youth.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The theme of the 2013 Urban Education Institute was Addressing the 21st Century Imperative: ** Improving STEM Success in Communities of Color **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">. National leaders in the political, corporate, and academic **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">communities **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> have warned that the American way of life is threatened because we are falling behind other countries in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). These are the key disciplines of the 21st Century. The nation must successfully education African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos to solve America's competitiveness dilemma.The 2013 UEI was a place for scholars, practitioners, **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">business and community members, **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> and representative from non-profit and faith-based organizations to assemble, learn from each other, share and approaches they utilize to address these issues and brainstorm ways to move forth successfully.

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Tonya LIttle is working with fellow Cohort II members, Cohort I members and NELA administrators to plan a ** Communities Learning Exchange in Northeastern NC for Fall 2013 **. Cohort members visited the Franklinton Center at Bricks to scout a location to house and serve as a base site for the CLE. The historical significance of The Brick School sets the context of learning for the CLE. How do we address the issues in education today while learning from the past?

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First Year On the Job ** 2014 STEM Family Night Event ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Coursework, Training and Readings School Internship Program Office: [|Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs] > CFDA Number: 84.287 > > Program Type: Formula Grants > 21st CCLC PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children. <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Artifacts
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">6B. Federal, State and District Mandates: The school executive designs protocols and processes in order to comply with federal, state, and district mandates. **
 * 2012 Federal Education Policy Institute NELA Developed by the Institute for Educational Leadership in cooperation with the NCSU NELA (September 2012) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended a three-day workshop at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC to learn about state and federal mandates.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Lane, K. E. (2005). The Principal's legal handbook. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Schimmel, D., Militello, M., & Eckes, S. (2010). Principals teaching the law: 10 legal lessons your teachers must know. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
 * Wrote and submitted a grant for the NCDPI 21st Century Communities Learning Centers grant program. The grant proposal submitted is titled RAISE, Raising Awareness and Interest in STEM Education. It seeks funding for a during school, after school and summer STEM program targeting middle school students. The program consist of STEM modules have three components; a hands-on activity, a site visit to a higher education institution or business related to the module, and exposure to STEM careers associated with the module. Module examples include; robotics, hydroponics, alternative energy resources and biotechnology.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Coversheet for 21st CCLC grant proposal RAISE

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