Although the education system may not be perfect, educational organizations must take pride in their successes and market themselves to parents, communities, and even legislators (Robbins, Alvy p. 179). Investing in relationships between educational organizations and their stakeholders can improve educational opportunities for students by connecting classroom learning to real-world applications. As shared on the Trumbull Career and Technical Center website, they take this very seriously and have partnered with High Schools That Work (HSTW): “the first large-scale national effort to engage states, districts and schools in partnerships with students, parents and the community to improve how all high school students are prepared for work and higher education (2011).”A. Stakeholder Groups Several easily identifiable stakeholder groups play an active role in TCTC's success: parents, taxpayers, home schools, businesses, and even the adult education portion of the Trumbull Career and Technical Center. As a unique educational institution – a high school of choice offering over thirty career technical programs to students from 19 local school districts – two groups of stakeholders play a rather unique role. The national schools that send students each year comprise one such group, and the many companies involved in educating TCTC students – some offering vocational training, others serving on advisory boards for various programs – are another valuable group of shareholders.B . Two Groups of Student Segments There are many groups of student segments at TCTC, especially when considering each program as a group of segments, due to the specific training required, certifications offered, and degree requirements. More… half of the document… the rubric style criterion would enhance the development of community partnerships and also provide companies with the opportunity to present key requirements to TCTC in advance. These requirements should then be integrated into the rubric to help TCTC determine what they need to meet those needs and enable them to develop a plan by which those requirements can be met in a consistent, efficient, and cost-effective manner. Bibliography Robbins, P., & Alvy, H. B. (2009). Working with parents and collaborating with the larger community. The principal's companion: Strategies for making work easier (3rd ed., pp. 179, 185). Thousand Oaks, Ca: Corwin.Trumbull Career and Technical Center - High Schools that Work. (n.d.). Trumbull Career and Technical Center. Retrieved September 23, 2011, from http://www.tctchome.com/highschoolsthatwork.htm