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I clearly understand that the success of a school is in many ways dependent upon the involvement of its surrounding community. As an aspiring school executive I have consciously sought out training and experiences that will better prepare me for the task of designing structures which will result in a much higher level of parent and community engagement.

In 2011, I partnered with a handful of my NELA collegaues to write a Request for Proposal (RFP) to attend the Community Schools Learning Lab in Seattle, Washington. We left with a much better understanding of the challenges and strategies related to creating a community school and having networked with individuals from across the country who are in the midst of running their own full-service community schools.

When we returned home, we compiled what we learned into a digital story and passed it along to the rest of our NELA colleagues and others we met at the conference.

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