This book focuses on the topic of the multiple-stakeholders that comprise the education community across the P-20 continuum. In various ways and forms, the authors of the chapters found within this book promote the importance of engaging with the diverse array of stakeholders in order to truly improve education in an increasingly interconnected world. The book itself is divided into two major arcs, the first of which covers community relations and stakeholder engagement in P-12 schools, while the second addresses those same issues in higher education. When one considers the activities that take place within education institutions, there is a realization that they are influenced and driven by much more than just the educators and administrators who occupy the schools. In the editors own work, (e.g., see Tran& Bon, 2016), the importance of the inclusion of the viewpoints and inputs of multiple-stakeholders in school decisions when appropriate has been consistently argued, given that the school is considered by many to be a social and communal environment. To address these issues, in this text, this book is lucky to have a collection of peer-reviewed writing that explore various aspects of how multiple-stakeholder input can be used to improve school decisions.

Henry Tran is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolinas Department of Educational Leadership and Policies and director of the Talent Centered Education Leadership Initiative (TCELI), who studies issues related to education human resources (HR) and finance. He holds two national HR certifications and serves on the Board of Advisors and Board of Trustees for the National Education Finance Academy. In addition, he is the executive editor of theJournal of Human Resources, formerlyJournal of School Public Relations.



Douglas A. Smith, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Community College Leadership and Higher Education at Iowa State University. Dr. Smith has led community college leadership preparation programs in South Carolina and Iowa. His research is focused on contemporary community college issues, community college leadership, and rural education.



David G. Buckman, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Ed.S., Program Coordinator in the Department of Educational Leadership at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He studies school human resources and school finance issues in the P-12 educational environment and is the associate editor of the Journal of Education Human Resources (JEHR).

P-12

1. Voices from the Field Commentary: The Importance of Effectively

Communicating with all Stakeholders: Utilizing Technology to Engage the School-wide Community

Denver J. Fowler

2. The Accuracy of a Reductionist Message: A Case Study of Public Relations Involving a Michigan K-12 School Bond Referendum

Alan J. Brokaw and Thomas E. Merz

3. The Importance of Shared Vision and Stakeholder Influence on K12 School Leaders Efforts to Improve Student Mathematics Achievement.

Emma P. Bullock and Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham

4. School Leaders Reflective Blogs Inspire Systemic Change

Rita J. Hartman, Cheryl Burleigh and James Lane

5. Resettled Muslim Parents Perceptions of SchoolCommunity Relations

Michael Hess, Charles L. Lowery, Rowda Olad, Connor Fewell, Steven Yeager and Tracy Kondrit

6. Book Review: Partnering with Parents to Ask the Right Questions by Santana Luz, Dan Rothstein, and Agnes Bain.

Reviewed by Art Stellar

Higher Education

7. How Can Higher Education Engage with Rural Communities to address their Teacher Shortages?

Theresa Harrison and Henry Tran

8. Systemic Advocacy and Collaborations: Supporting Students Emerging from Foster Care and Matriculating to College

Sarah Jones

9. Prime Real-Estate: Branding University Syllabi

Vickie Shamp Ellis, Kaylene Barbe, Ann McNellis,& Braden East

10. Engaging Industry Stakeholders: A Case Study of Academic Assessment Practice at a Rural Agricultural Focused Two-Year College

Douglas A. Smith, Emily C. Fox,& Alex Jordan