Which ISLLC Standard covers collaboration with families and community?

• A. Standard 3
• B. Standard 5
• C. Standard 4
• D. Standard 6

Answer: (C)

The important idea here is building strong, two-way partnerships with families and the broader community to support every student’s learning and well-being. This standard centers on establishing regular, open communication with families, inviting their active involvement in decisions that affect their children, and forming meaningful partnerships with community organizations, local businesses, higher education, and service providers to bring additional resources into the school. It also emphasizes aligning programs and supports with family needs and cultural contexts, so students have a coherent network of support both at school and at home. Because the focus is explicitly on engaging families and leveraging community assets to strengthen student outcomes, this is the standard that best fits the question. The other standards address different domains such as setting a shared vision, guiding instructional programs, using data for improvement, and managing operations and ethics, rather than prioritizing family and community collaboration.