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Friday 2 November 2012

The Importance of Collaborating...

by Scott Petronech, Assistant Principal

Our October 25th TAAPCS - Leadership Initiative meeting allowed me to better understand the importance of collaborating with administrators from different Alberta Charter Schools. Although each of our schools may have a different focus, we all have a mandate to improve and enhance the educational experiences of the students within our schools.

I think we would all acknowledge that we need to focus on the social, emotional, physical and cognitive abilities of our students, but I believe that as a Charter school, we also have a larger obligation. We need to share our findings with the larger school community. Charter Schools were initiated to be centres of research and innovation. If we do not share our best practice (and learning opportunities) with others, I would suggest that we are not living up to our intended purpose.

In order to have an impact on education, it is important to make sure that the information we are sharing  with each other and beyond is more than promotional pamphlets. All of our schools have changed and adapted over the years as we have discovered new strategies and approaches for reaching unique learning goals. We need to better communicate these findings with others. We can be a change agent for improving the educational landscape in Alberta (to start). I look forward to working with my leadership group to start the process.

1 comment:

  1. Scott, I appreciate your comments about the efficacy of learning together and learning from each other through a culture of collaboration. I agree with your observation that the TAAPCS leadership initiative provides a wonderful opportunity for collaboration among charter school leaders as well as an opportunity to share best practices and to work collaboratively with other schools.

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