COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

A CONVERSATION

Community Engagement is not an exercise in public relations

It is a collaborative process aimed atreaching a shared understanding of preferred solutions to identified key

community needs and priorities

What Is:

• In 2007, the RVS Board of Trustees acted on their belief that school/community partnerships are important.• Policy allows schools and school jurisdiction to be

accessible to the public• Policy allows schools and school jurisdiction to be

open and transparent• Policy allows schools and school jurisdiction to have

input into decision making• Guidelines are developed and speak to the public

engagement model

Why?

• As a result of Inspiring Education (encouraged school boards to do more community engagement)

• RVS is reviewing its model• RVS had guidelines and is currently developing

a policy around this topic• This is a great time to go to stakeholders for

input

What are we doing?

• Blogs• Videos• Media Releases• Fact Sheets• Reports• Website• Advertisements• Open Public Meetings• Focus Groups

• On-line surveys• Facebook/Twitter• Student Engagement-

DISCERN/Leadership• Workshops• Community Engagements• Committees• Community Boards• Publications

What tools do you use?Why?

Do you have any tools to add?

School Council Generative Governance

• How does this School Council engage its’ community?

• What is working? What else can be done?• How can you support the Board in engaging

the RVS community?• What goals would School Council develop to

support community engagement?

Moving Forward

• February to April. Presentation of Engagement to School Councils

• March to April. Online Community Engagement Survey

• May 14th. Community Engagement Meeting: Building Ownership in Education• 9 to 12…. Building Community Ownership• 1 to 3…. 21st Century Assessment• RVSP Lorna Reynolds (403) 945-4007

lreynolds@rockyview.ab.ca