Cover -
Forward - TOC
Part 1:
Strengthening Partnerships With Families
• Preparing for
Partnerships
• Why
Partnerships?
• If Family
Involvement is Important, Why Isn't More
Of It Happening?
• Rethinking
Family Involvement
• The Board of
Education Parent Involvement Policy
Statement
• Responsibilities
of Administrators, Teachers, and Support
Staff
Resources
• Parent
Involvement Policy Statement
• Normas Que
Rigen el Programa de Participación de
Padres
• Did We Miss
Something?
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Part 2:
Building Staff Capacity: Preparing Staff
For Involving Families
•
Why
Parent Involvement?
•
What
are the Benefits of Involving Parents?
•
Examining
the Assumptions that Affect Parent
Involvement
•
Defining
a Home-School Partnership
•
Defining
the Six Types of Involvement
•
Defining
the Three Levels of Participation
•
Key Points
Resources
Six Types of Involvement
• Type
1: Parenting
• Type
2: Communicating
• Type
3: Volunteering
• Type
4: Learning At Home
• Type
5: Decision Making & Advocacy
• Type
6: Collaborating With Community
Resources for Staff
Development on Parent Involvement
• Complete
Workshops
• Videos
• Books
Did We Miss Something?
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Part 3:
Developing First Steps For Home-School
Partnerships
•
Step One: Create an Action Team
• Step Two:
Assess and Evaluate Current Practices
• Step Three:
Develop a Workplan
• Step Four:
Implement and Monitor the Workplan
• Step Five:
Evaluate: Celebrate Successes and
Identify Challenges -
• Continue
Planning and Working
Resources
Coaching
Staff For a Home/School Partnership
Self-Assessment Tools
• Home/School
Compatibility Quiz
• Is Our School
Office Family Friendly?
• Parent Survey
• Montgomery
Middle School School Climate Survey
• How Welcome Are
Parents In Our School?
• PTA Parent
Education Questionnaire
Title 1 Information
• Parent
Involvement Program Information
• Sample School's
Parent Involvement Policy Statement
• Sample
Home-School Compact
Two-Way Home-School
Communication
• Half and Half
Letters Samples
• Global Issues
Concerns Form
Action Team Workplan
Forms
• Planning Chart
• Workplan Forms
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Part 4:
Overcoming Common Barriers to Effective
Home-School Partnerships
•
Common Barriers for Staff and
Possible Solutions
• Common Barriers
for Families and Possible Solutions
• Essential Mindsets
• Involving Parents:
Personal Touch is the Key
• Turning Parents
Away: Words and Deeds to Avoid
Resources
What's
Happening? Parent Involvement Ideas That
Work
Want To Know More?
• Newsletter:
What's Working in Parent Involvement?
• Handbook:
Special Events from A to Z
Planning a
Successful School Event: A Checklist
Did We Miss Something?
Teacher Tools - Elementary*
Teacher Tool #1: Strategies for
Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences**
Teacher
Tool #2: Improving Homework Habits**
Teacher
Tool #3: Parent Involvement Kit**
Teacher
Tool #4: Everyone a Reader!**
Glossary of Teaching Strategies (English)
Glossary of Teaching Strategies (Spanish)
* For Secondary
Teacher Tools, see Part 6 Resources:
"Middle and High School Level"
** These items are presently
available in Cambodian, Hmong, Lao,
Vietnamese or Tagalog.
Please call (858) 496-8366.
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Part 5:
Effective Schoolwide Practices
•
Establish an Action Team
• Parent Centers: A
Strategy for Increasing Parent
Involvement
• Home Visits
Resources
Parent/Family Centers
• Video: How to
Start a Family Center
• Organizing a
Successful Parent Center: A Guide and
Resource
• Family Center
Kit
• Wish List
• Wish List
Request Form
Home Visits
• How to Prepare for
the Home Visit
• Tips to Remember
When Calling to Establish Rapport
• Record of
Telephone Communications
• How to Conduct a
Home Visit
• Home Visitor's
Self-Evaluation Checklist
Institute for Responsive
Education
• Publications for Linking
home, school and community for real
learning
• New Schools,
New Communities - a tri-quarterly
magazine
Developmental Studies Center
• Homeside
Activities: Conversations and Activities
That Bring Parents into Children's
Schoolwide Learning
• At Home in Our
Schools: A Guide to Schoolwide Activities
That Build Community
Resources to Bully-Proof
Your School
Did We Miss Something?
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Part 6:
Middle and High School Level
•
Middle Schools and Early Adolescent
Development
• The Basics
1. Build a
Welcoming Environment
2. Assist
Families and Students with Key
Transitions
3.
Establish Positive Two-Way Communication
4.
Establish a Parent Center or Space
5. Develop
and Support Interdisciplinary Teams
6. Make
the Best Use of School and Family
Conferences
• Teenagers Say They
Don't Mind These Types of Involvement
• Four Models of
Conferences
1. The
Advisory Conference
2. The
Student-Led Conference
3. The
Arena Conference
4. The
Team Conference
• What do Parents
Expect from Middle Level Schools?
Resources
The Basics
• Is Our School
Office Family Friendly?
• Parents Day
• Newsletter
Resources for Secondary Schools
• Newsletter
Checklist
• Developmental
Bookmarks About Adolescents
• What Can
Parents and Teachers Do to:
• Bring About
Successful Change That Will Benefit All
Students?
• Promote
Communication and Identity and Use School
and Community Resources?
• Help Students
Through the Testing Maze and to Know How
to Chart Their Progress?
• Guide and
Counsel Students as They Choose Their
Middle and High School Courses?
Helpful Publications
• Turning Points
for Middle Schools: Strategic Transitions
for Educators
• Supporting Early
Adolescents
• Living With a
Work in Progress - A Parents' Guide to
Surviving Adolescence
• The
Clearinghouse - A Journal of Educational
Research, Controversy, and Practices
• Working with
Hostile and Resistant Teens
For High Schools Only
• Making the
Right Investments - High Schools Find
"Trust Funds" of Promising
School-Family Community Partnerships,
by John H. Hollifield (Reprinted
with
permission from The High School Magazine,
March 1995).
Help For
Parents - Deleted - Out
of Date
Excerpts
from Preparing Your Child for College:
A Resource Book for Parents,
1996-97
Edition
• High School Courses
Recommended for College
• What Can My Child Do to
Academically Prepare for College?
• Questions To Ask Guidance
Counselors
• What Can My Child Do Outside
the Classroom to Prepare for College?
• What Are the Most Common
Sources of Financial Aid?
• Is My Child Eligible for
Financial Aid? If So, How Much?
• Are There Other Ways to Keep
the Cost of College Down?
• College Preparation Checklist
for Students
• Where Can I Get More Information
on Planning For College?
Books and Other Resources on Occupations
and Careers
Books About Choosing a College
Information About Advanced Placement (AP)
Courses and Exams
Information About
"School-to-Career" and
"Tech-Prep" Programs
Information About Taking Standardized
Tests
Books About Financing Your Child's
Education
Information About U.S. Savings Bonds
Information About Federal Student
Financial Aid
Books About Private Sources of Financial
Aid
Information About Educational Standards
Publications on Educational Standards
Information About Americorps
Information About Opportunities in the
Armed Forces
• Information Available Through
the Internet About Planning for College
• Sources
of Information
Did We Miss Something?
Teacher Tools - Secondary*
**Teacher Tool #1: Strategies for
Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences
**Teacher Tool #2: Improving
Homework Habits
**Teacher Tool #3: Parent
Involvement Kit
**Teacher Tool #4: Everyone a
Reader!
• Glossary of
Teaching Strategies (English)
• Glossary of
Teaching Strategies (Spanish)
*
For Elementary Teacher Tools, see Part 4
Resources: "Overcoming Common
Barriers
to
Effective Home-School Partnerships"
** These items are presently
available in Cambodian, Hmong, Lao,
Vietnamese or Tagalog.
Please call (858) 496-8366.
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Part 7:
Parent Involvement and Support Unit
•
Staff
• Parent Involvement
Task Force
• Services and
Events
• Trainings
• Special Programs
• Materials
• Department Flyers
• District Flow
Chart (English)
• District Flow
Chart (Spanish)
• Order Form
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Part 8: More
Terrific Resources
Helpful
Organizations, Website Addresses and
More!
Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC)
•
Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC) Clearinghouse
•
Free Materials for Families and Parent
Educators
•
Free Materials for Schools, Businesses
and Community Organizations
PTA
•
PTA Offers Family Involvement Resources
•
National Chapter
•
State Chapter
•
Local Chapter
Need Help With Your
School Newsletter?
•
Checklist
•
Commercial Subscriptions
Organizations and
Resources for:
•
Parents and Educators
•
Helping Create Partnerships Among
Businesses, Families and Schools
•
Helping Make Schools Safe, Disciplined
and Drug-Free
•
Helping America Become a Reading Literate
Society
•
Helping Reach New Levels of Excellence
With High Standards and Real
Accountability
•
Helping Make Technology Available To All
Children
•
Helping Prepare Young People for Careers
•
Helping Make College More Accessible
•
Children with Disabilities
National Resources and
Development Centers
Great Websites for Schools,
Teachers and Students
•
English
•
Spanish
Great Websites for
Families
•
English
•
Spanish
Information Available
Through the Internet About Planning for
College
Especially for Principals
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