A unique experience in developing a successful relationship between home and school to ensure successful goal acquisition for students.

Presenters Mark Durie Principal Aspect Central Coast School Aspect Practice specialist Leeanne Hawke Aspect Hunter School P&F President HSIE Teacher Tomaree High School

ACAE

To Build a trusting relationship between home and school Almost four decades of research “have demonstrated that parent/family involvement significantly contributes to improved student outcomes”(Carter, 2002, p. 1). “The evidence is consistent, positive and convincing: families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and through life” (Henderson and Mapp, 2002, p. 7).

To Build a trusting relationship between home and school Michael Carr AIS principal course 2016: Three leader factors that lead to improved student learning outcomes: Quality teaching Leadership. Parental involvement and support

To Build a trusting relationship between home and school Interesting to note that from research presented by Barth(2006). "One finding emerges from my career spent working in and around schools is that the nature of relationships among the adults within a school has a greater influence on the character and quality of that school and on student accomplishment than anything else".

The Aspect Approach that facilitates parental involvement

The Aspect Approach that facilitates parental involvement

The Aspect Approach that facilitates parental involvement Home visits Initial inquiry Pre enrolment interview Assistance with IEP goals

The Aspect Approach that facilitates parental involvement 2. School tour. One mum Jude said " the only autism I knew was my boy Chase, so to see other kids present differently to my boy I found very difficult on the school tour and I started to cry. I was initially embarrassed but one of the staff members took me into a spare room and sat with me while I pulled myself together. Eventually I did the tour on my own and staff were very accommodating and supportive of my needs."

The Aspect Approach that facilitates parental involvement 3. Pre enrolment interview. The following is a comment from one of our parents Michelle: " I was pleasantly surprised the school offered to come to my home for the pre enrolment interview. My son Tom gets very anxious and stressed visiting new environments and I was concerned about what he might do if we had to attend the school for the meeting. Having the staff attend our home was much more relaxing and I felt I could open up a little more and offer more honest answers to their questions. The only stress for me was making sure the house was clean and tidy".

The Aspect Approach that facilitates parental involvement 4. Pre school visit or other educational facility visit. 5. Play group. 6. First week of school home visit

A Family Perspective – The Hawkes

Riley Webster Hawke

Where had our little boy gone

Where had our little boy gone

Simple things are the hardest

I see RED, I see RED, I see RED

L O V E Love

First Day of School 2012 Nervous Scared Happy Sad Fear Excitement Apprehension Hope Anxious

First year at Aspect

Four years on and still smiling

The gift of friendship

A year of communication

As a team, we have all worked together.

“But we kept going” Body copy

“Had fun on the ferry” Body copy

How far have we come! Body copy

Simple = Amazing

IEP at home

Smashing goals

“all we want for our child is for him to be happy and succeed”