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1 Family Involvement & Engagement Conversations with the Principal October 8, 2012

2 “…partnerships among schools, families and community groups are not a luxury – they are a necessity.”

3 Agenda Importance of Family Involvement & Engagement – Improved Student Achievement – Learning Community for all Versions of Family-School Partnership – Where do we want to be? Core Beliefs of Family-School Partnership What Families can do to Help Support Student Learning – Math – Reading

4 Where are you? Where is the school? Family involvement & engagement on a spectrum… Beginner What’s the point? Novice How do we do this? Intermediate How involved are we talking? Expert Parents and community as partners. Period.

5 Why do family involvement and engagement matter? 1. Partnership &Student Academic Achievement are closely linked. 2. Partnerships help build and sustain public support for the schools. 3. Families & the community can help schools overcome the challenges they face. 4. Teachers and students can benefit from parent & community partnerships. 5. No Child Left Behind Act provides partnership opportunities that can help schools meet the requirements of the law.

6 What Is a Family-School Partnership Supposed to Look Like?

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10 Developing Relationships Building Trust between Family & School “Parents tell us that feeling welcome and being treated with respect by school staff is the number one key to their connection with a school.” To create a school culture that fosters positive relationships with families and community members. – Trust is key in developing relationships with families.

11 Linking to Learning How Will Involving Parents Help Student Achievement? Helping families understand what’s happening in the classroom: – Putting student work front and center – Communicating regularly with families about learning – Putting learning at the center of parent-teacher conferences – Using student achievement data to design programs for families – Collaborating with community organizations

12 What Families can do to Help Support Student Learning Math – Everyday Math Program Math Suggestions: – Seeing Patterns – Talking about & Thinking in Math – Show work

13 What Families can do to Help Support Student Learning Reading Suggestions: – Getting Your Child Ready to Learn – Supporting Your Beginner Reader – Writing Activities for Young Readers – Engaging in Metacognition Model Think Aloud – Read to Your Child/Read with Your Child Modeling Fluent Reading Opportunity to Practice Good Reading Strategies Bonding with your child


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