Building Parent Engagement in Schools

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ISBN: 9781586833428 | 1586833421
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Copyright: 9/23/2009

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No Child Left Behind promotes it. Research confirms it. Schools across the country are proving it. Getting parents involved in their children's education-not just with homework but in the life of the school itself-has a remarkably positive impact on the report card, the school, and the community.

Table of Figures	p. iv
About the Authors	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
The Purpose of This Book	p. vii
How This Book Is Organized	p. viii
Parent Engagement and Standards	p. viii
How to Use This Book	p. viii
Who Will Benefit from This Book?	p. ix
What Is Parent Engagement?	p. 1
What Does Research Show About the Effect of Engaging/Involving Parents on Student Achievement?	p. 3
What Is the Difference Between Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement and How Can They Be Assessed	p. 4
Parent/Teacher Relationships	p. 5
Parent Invitations and Roles	p. 5
Decision-Making Power	p. 5
What Is Social Capital and What Does It Have to Do with Schools?	p. 11
How Can Community Improvement Directly Impact Student Achievement?	p. 12
Home Visits	p. 15
What Is the Background of the Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project?	p. 16
How Did the Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project Begin?	p. 17
Training Workshop	p. 18
Schedule of Visits	p. 20
Coordination	p. 20
Whose Energy Drives This Project and Who Initiated It?	p. 22
What Are the Roles of the Parents and School Staff in This Project?	p. 23
What Is the Purpose, Who Has the Decision-Making Power, and What Kinds of Partnerships Are Developed in This Project?	p. 24
What Are Some Potential Challenges in Starting a Project Like This?	p. 25
Money	p. 25
Teacher Concerns	p. 25
Logistical Issues	p. 26
Working with Partners	p. 26
Technology and Family Literacy	p. 29
What Is the Background to the Family Literacy Project?	p. 30
How Did the Family Literacy Project Begin?	p. 32
Whose Energy Drives This Project and Who Initiated It?	p. 34
What Are the Roles of the Parents and School Staff in This Project?	p. 35
What Is the Purpose, Who Has the Decision-Making Power, and What Kinds of Partnerships Are Developed in This Project?	p. 36
What Are Some Potential Challenges in Starting a Project Like This?	p. 38
Parent Engagement through School-Community Gardens	p. 41
Who Are the Mien People?	p. 43
Creating the Evergreen School Community Garden	p. 45
Community-Based Science and Nutrition: The Mustard Greens Festival	p. 48
Building a Mien-American House	p. 50
Project Cultures: Ethno-botany as Family Literacy and Science in a Mexican School Garden	p. 51
What Do We Learn from These Stories from the Field?	p. 52
Who Initiates and Drives the Project?	p. 52
What Is the Role of Parents in the Project?	p. 54
What Is the Role of the Teacher, the Outreach Worker, or the Librarian?	p. 56
What Is the Role of the Administrator(s)?	p. 57
What Is the Purpose and Who Has the Decision-Making Power?	p. 58
What Challenges Do School-Community Gardens Face?	p. 59
What Kinds of Partnerships Are Developed?	p. 60
Schools and Community Organizing	p. 63
What Is the Background of the IAF's Work with Schools?	p. 65
How Did the IAF's Community Organizing Work with Schools Begin?	p. 66
The Alliance Schools	p. 67
Achievement Academies for Success	p. 70
Pre-K to College Career Pipelines	p. 71
Whose Energy Drives This Work and Who Initiates It?	p. 72
What Are the Roles of the Parents and School Staff in This Organizing Work?	p. 73
What Is the Purpose, Who Has Decision-Making Power, and What Kinds of Partnerships Are Developed in This Organizing Work?	p. 74
Purpose	p. 74
Decision-Making	p. 74
Partnerships	p. 75
What Are Some Potential Challenges in Starting and Doing Work Like This?	p. 75
Teacher Time Constraints	p. 75
Parent Time and Academic Constraints	p. 76
Parent Mobility	p. 77
Finding an IAF Organization	p. 77
Afterword	p. 79
Works Cited	p. 80
Resources	p. 83
Index	p. 87
Table of Figures
Beginning the Process	p. 6
Roles of Parents and School Staff	p. 8
Purpose, Decision-Making, and Partnerships	p. 10
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