Principals Matter : A Guide to School, Family, and Community Partnerships

by Mavis G. Sanders

• ISBN13: 9781412960427
• ISBN10: 1412960428
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-27
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Research has shown that strong principal leadership is critical to developing effective school partnerships that include diverse school, family, and community members. This book provides administrators with a clear road map for initiating partnership programs that are goal-focused, equitable, and sustainable.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the Authors	p. ix
Introduction: Standards for School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 1
Laying the Foundation	p. 7
Policy, Theory, and Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 9
Partnerships and Academic Outcomes	p. 12
Partnerships and Nonacademic Outcomes	p. 20
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 23
Reflection Questions	p. 24
Reculturing Schools for School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 25
Schools as Community Institutions	p. 25
Developing a Coordinated Program of School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 27
Principal Leadership and School Outcomes	p. 28
Obstacles to Effective School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 29
Steps Toward Recultured Schools	p. 32
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 39
Reflection Questions	p. 40
Responding to Diversity	p. 41
Fathers and School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 43
Why Fathers Matter	p. 43
Father Demographics	p. 45
The Role of Fathers	p. 46
Guidelines for Developing Partnership Efforts to Involve Fathers	p. 48
Practical Partnership Activities	p. 51
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 56
Reflection Questions	p. 57
Families of Children With Disabilities and School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 59
IDEA and Children With Disabilities	p. 60
District and School Outreach to Families of Children With Disabilities	p. 60
Specific Needs and Experiences of Families of Children With Disabilities	p. 61
Engagement Strategies for Families of Children With Disabilities	p. 65
Creating Inclusive Environments for Families of Children with Disabilities	p. 73
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 75
Reflection Questions	p. 76
Linguistically Diverse Families and School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 77
Growth in Immigration and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students and Families	p. 77
LEP Students and Families	p. 78
LEP Students and NCLB	p. 79
Strategies to Facilitate the Involvement of LEP Families	p. 80
Culturally Intelligent Principal Leadership	p. 88
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 89
Reflection Questions	p. 90
Families Living in Poverty and School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 91
Challenges Faced by Low-Income Families	p. 91
Avoiding a Deficit Perspective	p. 93
A Collaborative Approach	p. 94
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 105
Reflection Questions	p. 106
Maximizing Outcomes	p. 107
Evaluating Programs of School, Family, and Community Partnerships	p. 109
Planning an Evaluation	p. 110
Collecting Data	p. 116
Presenting the Findings	p. 121
Why This Matters for Principals	p. 121
Reflection Questions	p. 122
Concluding Thoughts	p. 123
References	p. 127
Index	p. 141
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