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Who are the stakeholders in each child's education? Do any of these have a higher priority than the others?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Highlight that all staff members, board members, volunteers, and community members are stakeholders. In public schools, each voting member of the community is a stakeholder making decisions through elections that affect the students' education. At the same time, families and friends are also stakeholders. No group of people takes priority over another. Show the interviewer that you are willing to collaborate with these stakeholders to positively affect each child.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I believe everyone is a stakeholder. This goes from faculty to the members of our community. Simple interactions in the hallway can impact students just as much as their home life."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"We are all stakeholders of our children's education -the parents, the teachers, the school leadership, and the administration alike. While some of these stakeholders have a closer connection with students than others, it is important to everyone."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I've been paying special attention to families and friends in the school system. Parents are especially crucial because they often drive students to sports practices, register them for music lessons, or take them to tutoring. They also share their children's progress."
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Parents have the highest priority. Teachers and coaches and other school personnel also have a high priority, depending on what involvement they have with the student.
Lauren's Feedback
I suggested making a generalized statement preceding your response. See below.
All adults in a child's life have the ability to impact their educational success. School staff have a large responsibility in supporting the educational values and consistency put forth in the home. To me, parents have the highest priorities followed by teachers, coaches, and other school personnel.
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Anybody who cares about that child's success is a stakeholder in their education. I think that the important aspect of this question is not who the stakeholders are but how are you going to properly engage them, so that the child's needs are going to be met. Teachers are stakeholders and they need time to teach. Parents are stakeholders, and sometimes they need extra resources to parent. Administrators are stakeholders in a child's education, and they are the gatekeepers that ensure that fairness and accountability are being met by all the other stakeholders.
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Great answer! I like that you describe the role of each stakeholder.
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Anybody who cares about a child is a stakeholder in their education. Parents are the ultimate key to attendance and attitude. They reinforce this at home in their words and actions. Parenting is the most challenging job and there isn't any training for it so sometimes parents require support. Schools are one of the agencies in a position to give this support. In one year a student spends â… of their waking hours at school. During that time the teacher is the key and can give educational as well as social experiences, however, the school needs to engage really well with parents and other agents if that time is to be maximized and to have a legacy.
Stephanie's Feedback
This is a wonderful response! Your deep understanding of the educational landscape and true passion for children really shines through.
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