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'It's all here-everything you need to start, sustain, and grow an effective, research-based partnership program. With the addition of a CD-ROM, the essential tools are even more accessible, portable, and adaptable to the challenges and opportunities facing our schools' -Joe Munnich, Family and Community Involvement CoordinatorSaint Paul Public Schools, MN'Useful for state leaders as well as districts and schools for organizing sustainable partnership programs to support student learning. We use the Handbook to provide training to school teams, parent leaders, school boards, superintendents, and their cabinets across California' -Jeana Preston, Director, California Parent CenterSan Diego State University Research FoundationBuild partnerships with families and the community to promote equity and student success!When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, they can make a positive impact on student achievement. Based on 25 years of research, this updated edition of a bestseller details a framework that enables school, district, and state leaders to develop more effective programs for family and community involvement. A team of well-known experts shows how to create Action Teams for Partnerships and train team members in planning and implementing partnership activities to reach school goals. Educational leaders will also learn how teams can mobilize community resources, resolve challenges to reach all families, evaluate program results, and continue to improve plans and practices over time. This practical handbook includes: - New examples of successful partnership activities - Increased attention to connecting familymmunity involvement to goals for student success - New inventories that define leadership roles - A CD-ROM with forms and a PowerPoint presentation for workshops, with Spanish translations of selected reproducibles The comprehensive third edition of School, Family, and Community Partnerships demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-oriented programs.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroduction1. A Comprehensive Framework1.1 School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share1.2 Community Involvement in School Improvement: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference1.3 Improving Student Outcomes With School, Family, and Community Partnerships: A Research Review2. Use the Framework to Reach School Goals: Stories From the FieldType 1- ParentingType 2- CommunicatingType 3- VolunteeringType 4- Learning at HomeType 5- Decision MakingType 6- Collaborating With the Community3. Take an Action Team ApproachOrganizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and AnswersTen Steps to Success in School, Family, and Community PartnershipsChecklist: Are You Ready?Who Are the Members of the Action Team for Partnerships?First ATP Meeting of the YearCommunication Ground RulesWhat Do Successful Action Teams for Partnerships Do?Annual Review of Team Processes4. Conduct WorkshopsOne-Day Team Training WorkshopEnd-of-Year Celebration Workshop5. Select Materials for Presentations and WorkshopsCharts: Program Components for Workshops: What Do We Know From U.S. and International Studies of Family and Community Involvement?Theoretical Model of Overlapping Spheres of InfluenceKeys Successful PartnershipsSummary Charts for Six Types of Involvement: Practices, Challenges, and ResultsReach Results for Students in Elementary SchoolsAction Teams for Partnerships StructuresMembers of the Action Team for PartneshipsHow Does an ATP Differ From the School Improvement Team or School Council?Small Group Activities for WorkshopsWorkshop Warm-UpsStarting Points: An Inventory of Present PracticesJumping HurdlesReach a Goal for Student Success Using the Six Types of InvolvementSchool Goals and Results of PartnershipsGet Ready for ActionHow to Organize Your Action Team for PartnershipsOne-Year Action Plan for Partnerships: Form G-Goals or Form T-TypesWorkshop Evaluations6. Strengthen Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools6.1 Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools6.2 Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement in High School6.3 A Goal-Oriented Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High SchoolsReach Middle and High School Goals Through PartnershipsWhy Partnerships Are Important in Middle and High SchoolsSpecial Considerations for Middle and High Schools7. Develop District and State Leadership for PartnershipsDistrict and State Leadership for School, Family,and Community PartnershipsFunding Levels and Sources of FundsResources for District Leaders: Lead and Succeed: An Inventory of District Leadership and Facilitation StrategiesDistrict Leadership RolesDistrict Leadership ChecklistSample: District Leadership Action Plan for PartnershipsWhat Do Facilitators Do?Facilitators' Tasks at the Start of the School YearResources for State Leaders: States Lead and Succeed: An Inventory for Leadership on PartnershipsState Leadership RolesState Leadership ChecklistSample: State Leadership Action Plan for PartnershipsResources for District and State Leaders: Template for Districts and States: Leadership Action Plan for PartnershipsStandards for Excellent Partnership ProgramsLeadership and Facilitation Strategies for District and State Leaders of PartnershipsSample Pledges, Compacts, or ContractsStandards for Excellent Partnership Programs8. Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)TIPS Interactive HomeworkTen Purposes of HomeworkSample TIPS Interactive Homework ActivitiesVolunteers in Social Studies and ArtSample TIPS Social Studies and Art Presentation9. Evaluate Your Partnership ProgramEvaluate Programs of Partnership: Critical ConsiderationsBuilt-In Evaluations of Program QualitySimple to Complex EvaluationsMeasure of School, Family, and Community PartnershipsAnnual Evaluation of Activities: Form G-Goals and Form T-Types10. Network With Others for Best Results on PartnershipsNational Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS)Network Web Site, www.partnershipschools.orgIndexOrdering InformationHandbook CD
