School, Family, and Community Partnerships; Your Handbook for Action

by Epstein, Joyce; Sanders, Mavis; Simon, Beth; Salinas, Karen; Rodriguez Jansorn, Natalie; Van Voorhis, Frances

• ISBN13: 9780761976660
• ISBN10: 0761976663
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-17
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

New Edition of Best Seller!The latest edition of this long-time bestseller offers a research-based framework that guides state and district leaders, school principals, teachers, parents, and community partners to form Action Teams for Partnerships.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
About the Authors	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
Comprehensive Framework	5	(36)
School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share	7	(23)
Community Involvement in School Improvement: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference	30	(11)
Using the Framework in Practice: Stories From the Field	41	(40)
School Stories: Examples of the Six Types of Involvement	41	(26)
Parenting	44	(3)
Communicating	47	(4)
Volunteering	51	(4)
Learning at Home	55	(4)
Decision Making	59	(4)
Collaborating With the Community	63	(4)
District Leadership Activities	67	(8)
State Leadership Activities	75	(6)
Taking an Action Team Approach	81	(46)
Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers	84	(14)
What Tools Help an Action Team for Partnerships Conduct Its Activities	98	(6)
Ten Steps to Success in School, Family, and Community Partnerships	104	(1)
Checklist: Are You Ready?	105	(1)
Who Are the Members of the Action Team for Partnerships?	106	(1)
ATP Committee Structure and Leaders	107	(1)
First ATP Meeting of the School Year	108	(1)
Communication Ground Rules	109	(1)
What Do Successful Action Teams for Partnerships Do?	110	(1)
Annual Review of Team Processes	111	(1)
The ABCs of Action Team Leadership	112	(7)
Action Team Discussion on Meeting Key Challenges to Excellent Partnerships	119	(3)
Sample Pledges, Compacts, or Contracts	122	(5)
Conducting Workshops	127	(30)
Team-Training Workshop	129	(17)
End-of-Year Celebration Workshop	146	(9)
Workshop Evaluations	155	(2)
Selecting Materials for Presentations and Workshops	157	(60)
Transparencies and Handouts	158	(47)
What Do We Know From U.S. and International Studies of Partnerships?	161	(1)
What Does Research Say About the Development of Programs?	162	(1)
Theoretical Model of Overlapping Spheres of Influence	163	(2)
Keys to Successful Partnerships	165	(1)
Six Types of Involvement	166	(6)
Sample Practices	172	(6)
Challenges and Redefinitions	178	(6)
Expected Results	184	(6)
Partnerships for Results in Elementary Schools	190	(4)
Summary Charts for Six Types of Involvement: Practices, Challenges, Redefinitions, and Results	194	(6)
Structures of Action Teams for Partnerships	200	(2)
Members of the Action Team for Partnerships	202	(1)
Levels of Commitment to Partnerships	203	(1)
Understanding Levels of Commitment	204	(1)
Small Group Activities for Workshops	205	(12)
Workshop Warm-Up: Are Two Heads Better Than One?	206	(2)
Starting Points: An Inventory of Present Practices	208	(4)
Jumping Hurdles	212	(1)
School Goals and Results of Partnerships	213	(1)
Get Ready for Action	214	(1)
How to Organize Your Action Team for Partnerships	215	(2)
Strengthening Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools	217	(46)
Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools	220	(15)
Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement sin High School	235	(11)
A Goal-Oriented Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools	246	(6)
Partnerships for Results in Middle and High Schools	252	(6)
Why Partnerships Are Important in Middle and High Schools	258	(1)
Special Considerations for Middle and High Schools	259	(1)
Transitions: Involving Families When Students Move to New Schools	260	(3)
Developing State and District Leadership for Partnerships	263	(26)
State and District Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships	267	(9)
State Leadership Roles	276	(1)
State Leadership Actions	277	(1)
State Leadership Checklist	278	(1)
Sample: State Leadership Plan for Partnerships	279	(1)
Template: States, Districts, and Organizations One-Year Leadership Plan for Partnerships	280	(1)
District Leadership Roles	281	(1)
District Leadership Actions	282	(1)
District Leadership Checklist	283	(1)
Sample: District Leadership Plan for Partnerships	284	(1)
What Do Facilitators Do?	285	(1)
Facilitators' Tasks at the Start of the School Year	286	(1)
Summary of School Visits	287	(1)
Standards for Excellent Partnership Programs	288	(1)
Implementing Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)	289	(36)
How to Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Processes	291	(1)
Interactive Homework	292	(21)
Sample TIPS Interactive Homework Activities	304	(9)
Volunteers in Social Studies and Art	313	(7)
Sample TIPS Social Studies and Art Presentation	315	(5)
Haw Do You Get Started With TIPS Interactive Homework or TIPS Volunteers	320	(5)
Planning and Evaluating Your Partnership Program	325	(40)
Measure of School, Family, and Community Partnerships	330	(6)
Three-Year Outlines---Form T (Types) and Form G (Goals)	336	(7)
One-Year Action Plans---Form T (Types) and Form G (Goals)	343	(10)
End-of-Year Evaluations---Form T (Types) and Form G (Goals)	353	(12)
Networking for Best Results on Partnerships	365	(5)
National Network of Partnership Schools	367	(2)
Network website, www.partnershipschools.org	369	(1)
Index	370	(10)
Ordering Information (Corwin order form for Handbook)	380