CPACE Domain 6: Community Leadership Welcome to your CPACE Domain 6: Community Leadership 1. CPACE: Community Leadership In order to enhance school-community partnerships, which action would be most effective for an administrator seeking to address local businesses' concerns about workforce readiness? Develop a student internship program involving local businesses. Increase school security measures to improve community safety perceptions. Redesign school curricula without consulting local business leaders. Focus exclusively on college preparation courses. None 2. CPACE: Community Leadership As a new school leader, what should be your initial approach to understanding the historical relationships between your school and the local community? Ignore past conflicts to focus on future relationships. Conduct interviews with long-standing community members and former school staff. Limit interactions to current staff and student families only. Change all existing community engagement policies immediately. None 3. CPACE: Community Leadership Which strategy is most effective for promoting a positive school image in a community with diverse cultural groups? Implementing a communication plan that only uses English. Organizing school events that celebrate diverse cultural heritages. Reducing the number of community events to limit school exposure. Using a single cultural perspective in school branding. None 4. CPACE: Community Leadership A school administrator needs to address low community participation in school decision-making. What would be the most effective approach? Restrict community meetings to internal staff only. Establish a community advisory board that includes diverse community representatives. Cancel all future community meetings to avoid criticism. Use technical jargon in communications to impress the community. None 5. CPACE: Community Leadership How should a school leader act to effectively harness community resources for improving local educational outcomes? Only accept resources that come with no conditions. Create a detailed community resource audit to identify and leverage available resources. Use resources from another district to avoid local dependencies. Focus solely on federal funding and ignore local resources. None 6. CPACE: Community Leadership A principal is trying to improve the integration of technology in the classroom. Which community engagement strategy would be most beneficial? Forbid teachers from using technology to avoid complexities. Partner with local tech companies for resources and workshops. Keep technology use within classrooms without community involvement. Limit technology use to administrative tasks only. None 7. CPACE: Community Leadership In facing declining student enrollment, which initiative would be most effective for a principal aiming to improve school-community relations and attract more students? Decrease the number of open school events to reduce operational costs. Implement a marketing campaign that highlights successful alumni and community projects. Increase school fees to improve perceived quality. Limit community access to school facilities. None 8. CPACE: Community Leadership To foster a better understanding between a school and a local community skeptical about new educational reforms, what should a school leader prioritize? Limit explanations about the reforms to avoid disputes. Use complex educational terms to explain the reforms. Arrange open forums and Q&A sessions for community members. Discourage community members from asking questions. None 9. CPACE: Community Leadership What is the most effective way for a school leader to address community concerns about student safety during school hours? Decrease outdoor activities to limit exposure. Ignore community concerns as overreactions. Increase communication about safety measures and involve the community in safety planning. Restrict community access to school grounds at all times. None 10. CPACE: Community Leadership What strategy would best leverage community expertise to enhance student learning experiences? Isolate the school from community influence to maintain control. Invite local experts to give guest lectures and participate in curriculum development. Standardize teaching methods to exclude external inputs. Avoid updating the curriculum to maintain tradition. None 1 out of 10 Time is Up! Time's up
