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This document discusses effective home-school-community relationships and parental involvement. It covers parental attitudes towards involvement, roles of administrators, teachers and parents, ways to enhance relationships, school activities to encourage participation, and how schools and parents can support student success.
ch5PP460
- 1. Chapter Five - Effective Home-School-Community Relationships “ That responsibility begins not in our classrooms, but in our homes and communities. It’s the family first that instills the love of learning in a child.” -President Barack Obama State of the Union 2011: Winning the Future
- 2. Chapter Five Overview Parental Attitudes Roles Ways to enhance relationships School activities and resources Teacher communication Parents as Partners Contributions at Home Building Family Strength School Volunteers
- 3. Parental Attitudes Parent’s respond to school involvement based on their previous experience with school involvement and their current situation Response types include parents who: avoid schools like the plague need encouragement to come to school readily respond when invited to school enjoy power and are overly active are comfortable and enjoy involvement in school
- 4. Roles in Parental Involvement Administrators Role: Creates school atmosphere/spirit Serves as program designer Develops administrator-parent relationships Serves as program coordinator School leadership/management
- 5. Roles in Parental Involvement Teacher’s Role includes facilitator, counselor, communicator, program director, interpreter, resource developer, and friend in addition to teacher Need to understand social inequities to better reach/communicate with families Need to be aware of their own attitude toward parent’s
- 6. Roles in Parental Involvement Possible school roles for parents Teachers Spectators Temporary volunteers Volunteer resources Employed resources Policy makers
- 7. Ways to Enhance Relationships with Parents Increased communications Multiple methods of communication - notes, newsletters, website, workshops, etc. Open-Door Policy Parent Advisory Councils Encouraging involvement at home and engagement at school by parents Home-School Continuity Family Center/Room within the school
- 8. School Activities and Resources Example activities and resources that encourage parent participation
- 9. Teacher Communication Early communication is important in building a strong parental relationship Before school starts or early in the year Examples include: Summer letters Neighborhood visits Block walks Field Trips Picnics
- 10. What Schools Can Do There are many ways the school can help meet the needs of the school area Worksite Seminars After-school activities Skills Training Among the parents (PTA/ school group based) Telephone Trees, Emails, Blogs, Chats Transportation assistance Parent to parent support Child Care Crisis Nursery
- 11. What Schools Can Do Supporting families experiencing homelessness Be accepting and value all children regardless of living conditions Make it easy for a family to enroll in school Provide free or reduced-priced meals and snacks without stereotyping recipients Provide child-development centers for infants and toddlers. Offer early childhood classes for preschoolers.
- 12. What Schools Can Do Supporting families experiencing homelessness (cont.) Provide parent education and parent participation programs. Provide English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Provide family literacy programs in families’ native language. Offer/find classes that can help parent become ready for employment. Provide support meetings that help parents deal with depression and anxiety.
- 13. Parents as Partners Things parents can do to help their child succeed in school: Read, talk, and listen to them Tell them stories, play games, and share hobbies. Discuss news, TV programs, and special events. Provide books, supplies, and a place for studying. Observe routine for meals, bedtime, and homework. Monitor time spent watching TV and doing after-school jobs. Discuss school events. Help children meet deadlines. Talk about school problems and successes.
- 14. Parents as Partners Epstein (1996) - Center for Families, Schools, Community, and Children’s Learning - selected research findings: Children do better and behave better in school when they have parent’s help Teachers/Admins show greater respect for parents that participate in school activities The way teachers work with parents is more important that family background in determining students success Parental interest and support is the primary factor in determine success, not socioeconomic status
- 15. Building Family Strength Family strengths are their funds of knowledge Parents can focus on the following to keep their family strong Communication Appreciation Commitment Wellness Time together Ability to deal with stress, conflict, and crisis
- 16. Parents as Volunteers Offering a variety of volunteering options will allow for more parent participation Short/Long term, variety of times, activities Volunteer activities should be meaningful to be appreciated by parents. Ways to recruit: Sign up sheets, invitations, announcements at other school functions Describe positions so parents can choose an area based on their strengths and availability