Community Involvement Program and Partnership

Timeline, Responsibilities, and Evaluation

The current situation at North Miami Beach Senior High School involves less academic progress, which continues to affect student achievement. (Great Schools, 2021). As a result, the school needs to redesign its current community involvement program to help address this issue. The proposed program is an improvement of the current PTSA NMB initiative, which has continued to play an important role in improving student achievement at the school. The vision of the proposed partnership is to enhance students’ year-over-year academic achievement and college readiness. However, the achievement of this vision requires establishing timelines, determining responsibilities, and creating measures for evaluation.

Part 1 – Timeline and Responsibilities

As previously indicated, the proposed partnership seeks to improve year-over-year academic achievement and college readiness of students at the school through better collaboration with the larger community. The implementation of the proposed partnership requires establishing timelines for different activities and for the involvement of various stakeholders.

Proposed Partnership

Generally, every community and situation varies and incorporates different variables that should be taken into consideration. The establishment of realistic timelines for specific activities is essential because it helps promote the involvement of specific partners in specific contexts with ease (Educational Quality Improvement Program, 2011). Therefore, the establishment of timelines makes it easy for the various stakeholders to get engaged in a timely, effective manner. A timeline for the proposed partnership also helps to minimize disruptions in the student learning process and provides a means for the realization of time-bound goals. The establishment of realistic timelines entails defining and designating responsibilities. Defining and designating responsibilities to individuals helps to create a sense of ownership and accountability for the various programs. It helps to determine how the various activities or tasks in the community engagement program will be shared among the stakeholders.

Upon completion of the tasks on the timeline, this community partnership program is expected to make significant contributions in enhancing student achievement at North Miami Beach Senior High School. The program is expected to create a school culture where different community members and professionals are involved in student learning to enhance achievement and college readiness. It is expected to create a culture in which professionals in different fields serve as mentors to students. Through the partnership, professionals will help contribute to the overall student achievement by providing career mentorships and guidance. In this regard, they will engage in initiatives that help build the community. On the other hand, the school will benefit from improved academic progress of students, which will be reflected in better academic achievement and college readiness. Students will have better academic achievement and be better prepared to join college once the relevant tasks in this partnership are completed.

Timeline and Responsibilities Chart

WHO?

WHAT? TASK?

WHEN?

School Administration

Create a proposed community engagement program though survey, parent meetings, and review of relevant information

1 month

School Administration

Share information regarding the proposed program with parents and community members through parent meetings and written communication to professional networks in the community

1 month

School Administration, Teachers and Parents

Review and amend the proposed community engagement program

1 month

School Administration and Teachers

Organize community engagement sessions like community-based consultancy projects, community-based research projects, placements or internships

1 month

School Administration, Teachers, and Parents

Reach out to potential external partners for engagement in learning/curriculum projects in efforts to establish two-way collaboration

1 month

School Administration, Teachers, Parents, and Community members

Develop guidance and resources for community partnership

1 month

Teachers and students

Engage in the various community engagement sessions

6 months

School Administration, Teachers, Parents, and Community members

Review the outcomes of the engagement program in relation to the desired goals and make improvements for future programs

2 months

Project Timeline

Part 2 – Evaluation Process

As previously mentioned, this partnership is geared towards improveming the academic progress of students at North Miami Beach Senior High School. The overall goal of the partnership is broken down into several measurable goals that will form the basis of the evaluation process. The first measurable goal for the partnership is to increase the percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math to 45% within the first year and 70% within three years. The second goal is to increase the percentage of students achieving proficiency in language arts/reading to 50% and 75% within the first and third year of implementation respectively. The third goal is to improve the ranking of North Miami Beach Senior High School to the top 50% of all schools in the State of Florida within two years.

The effectiveness of this partnership will be evaluated based on its ability to meet these goals. The evaluation criteria entail the involvement of all stakeholders in reviewing the impact of the partnership on student achievement. In this regard, school and state achievement data relating to proficiency in Math and language arts/reading will be reviewed within the first year of implementation. The school’s state ranking after the implementation of the project will be compared to its previous rankings within the first year of implementation. Data obtained from these sources will help determine the program’s contribution toward student academic progress, achievement, and college readiness. In addition to determining the impact of the partnership, data generated from the evaluation process will be used to make necessary adjustments to improve the overall effectiveness of the program in the future and sustain the partnership (University College London, 2019).