Politics of Authentic Engagement

Strategies described in the chapters support leaders in helping others learn to engage by providing handout, overheads, instructions and other prompts to use in workshop settings.

Kathy Leslie, APR, a former teacher and administrator, currently president of Leslie Consulting and Associates has written for national educational journals and co-authored the NSPRA workshop kits Lighting the Fire: A Process for Building Staff Morale and Excellence; Staff Recognition: Unlocking the Potential for Success; Team Building 2000, Managing Change Together and for Chalkboard Project Running Start: Reaching the Hard-To Reach, a Toolkit for Parents and Trainers of Parents. Leslie has worked in nearly every state and internationally to build positive stakeholder relationships and strengthen community by facilitating dialogue, focus groups, strategic planning, community forums, and conflict mediation.

Chapter 1 - Discovering the Power of Authentic Engagement Chapter 2 - Creating a Culture of Authentic Engagement Chapter 3 - Collecting and Using Stakeholder Research Chapter 4 - Engaging Families/Stakeholders and Schools Chapter 5 - Facilitating Artfully Chapter 6 - Planning Strategically