There are innumerable people who can be affected by Meaningful Student Involvement, no matter where it is happening, who is involved or what it is addressing.
Among the many stakeholders, it is vital to understand exactly how Student/Adult Partnerships can be most effective. Fielding addresses this when he wrote,
“the inclusion of student voice can be achieved in a variety of different methods that allow multiple opportunities for students to be included in the planning and decision-making about their own learning environment but that it will be the leadership of the principal that ultimately determines which school-based decisions will be inclusive of student voice.” (Fielding, 2001)
Following is a list of people who are affected by Meaningful Student Involvement, including students, the principal, and others throughout the education system. Links go to additional information, including examples and research.
List of People affected by Meaningful Student Involvement
- Every student in every grade and every school
- Elementary students
- Middle school students
- High school students
- “Traditional student leaders”
- “Nontraditional student leaders”
- Parents
- Paraprofessionals
- Adult volunteers
- Secretaries
- Adult tutors
- Coaches
- Librarians
- Classroom assistants
- Parent representatives
- Teachers
- Teacher leaders
- Counselors
- Principals/Headmaster/Lead learner
- District offices/Counties/LEA staff
- District superintendents
- District school board
- City mayor
- Regional school districts (Educational Service Districts, BOCEs, Regional Service Centers, etc)
- Program administrators
- Data evaluators
- Education researchers
- Teacher trainers
- Leadership
- State education agency/department of education/SEA
- State education leader (Chief Education Officer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, etc.).
- State school board
- State governor
- State legislature
- State supreme court
- Federal secretary of education
- Federal department of education
- Congress
- President
- Supreme Court
- President
Other parties potentially affected by Meaningful Student Involvement:
- Nonprofit education organizations
- Education professional associations
- PTA
- Teachers unions
- Education publishers
- Assessment companies
- App developers
- Tech manufacturers
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