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

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

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

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

ISBN 13:
9780761976660
ISBN 10:
0761976663
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/17/2002
Publisher: Corwin Pr

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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.

Acknowledgments

viii

About the Authors

Introduction

(4)

Comprehensive Framework

(36)

School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share

(23)

Community Involvement in School Improvement: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference

(11)

Using the Framework in Practice: Stories From the Field

(40)

School Stories: Examples of the Six Types of Involvement

(26)

Parenting

(3)

Communicating

(4)

Volunteering

(4)

Learning at Home

(4)

Decision Making

(4)

Collaborating With the Community

(4)

District Leadership Activities

(8)

State Leadership Activities

(6)

Taking an Action Team Approach

(46)

Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers

(14)

What Tools Help an Action Team for Partnerships Conduct Its Activities

(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

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