School, family, and community partnerships : your handbook for action / Joyce Epstein ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Epstein, Joyce Levy.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

United States.

Home and school--United States.

Home and school.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

xi, 380 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Ca. : Corwin Press, [2002]

Summary:

This research-based framework of six types of involvement guides state and district leaders, school principals, teachers, parents, and community partners to form Action Teams for Partnerships -- dynamic groups that plan, implement, evaluate, and continually improve family and community involvement for student success.

Corwin's first edition of this Handbook for Action, created by researchers at Johns Hopkins University with input from educators and parents, has been a best-seller for years. Now, Joyce L. Epstein and her colleagues offer even more tools and strategies -- innovations tested for more than fifteen years that are being used by leaders in schools, districts, and state departments of education across the country to create partnership programs that support school improvement goals.

Contents:

1. A Comprehensive Framework 5

1.1. School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share 7

1.2. Community Involvement in School Improvement: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference 30

2. Using the Framework in Practice: Stories From the Field 41

School Stories: Examples of the Six Types of Involvement 41

Type 1 Parenting 44

Type 2 Communicating 47

Type 3 Volunteering 51

Type 4 Learning at Home 55

Type 5 Decision Making 59

Type 6 Collaborating With the Community 63

District Leadership Activities State Leadership Activities 75

3. Taking an Action Team Approach 81

Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers 84

What Tools Help an Action Team for Partnerships Conduct Its Activities 98

Ten Steps to Success in School, Family, and Community Partnerships 104

Checklist: Are You Ready? 105

Who Are the Members of the Action Team for Partnerships? 106

ATP Committee Structure and Leaders 107

First ATP Meeting of the School Year 108

Communication Ground Rules 109

What Do Successful Action Teams for Partnerships Do? 110

Annual Review of Team Processes 111

The ABCs of Action Team Leadership 112

Action Team Discussion on Meeting Key Challenges to Excellent Partnerships 119

Sample Pledges, Compacts, or Contracts 122

4. Conducting Workshops 127

Team-Training Workshop 129

End-of-Year Celebration Workshop 146

Workshop Evaluations 155

5. Selecting Materials for Presentations and Workshops 157

Transparencies and Handouts 158

What Do We Know From U.S. and International Studies of Partnerships? 161

What Does Research Say About the Development of Programs? 162

Theoretical Model of Overlapping Spheres of Influence 163

Keys to Successful Partnerships 165

Six Types of Involvement 166

Challenges and Redefinitions 178

Expected Results 184

Partnerships for Results in Elementary Schools 190

Summary Charts for Six Types of Involvement: Practices, Challenges, Redefinitions, and Results 194

Structures of Action Teams for Partnerships 200

Members of the Action Team for Partnerships 202

Levels of Commitment to Partnerships 203

Understanding Levels of Commitment 204

Small Group Activities for Workshops 205

Workshop Warm-Up: Are Two Heads Better Than One? 206

Starting Points: An Inventory of Present Practices 208

Jumping Hurdles 212

School Goals and Results of Partnerships 213

Get Ready for Action 214

How to Organize Your Action Team for Partnerships 215

6. Strengthening Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools 217

Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools 220

Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement in High School 235

A Goal-Oriented Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools 246

Partnerships for Results in Middle and High Schools 252

Why Partnerships Are Important in Middle and High Schools 258

Special Considerations for Middle and High Schools 259

Transitions: Involving Families When Students Move to New Schools 260

7. Developing State and District Leadership for Partnerships 263

State and District Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships 267

State Leadership Roles 276

State Leadership Actions 277

State Leadership Checklist 278

Sample: State Leadership Plan for Partnerships 279

Template: States, Districts, and Organizations One-Year Leadership Plan for Partnerships 280

District Leadership Roles 281

District Leadership Actions 282

District Leadership Checklist 283

Sample: District Leadership Plan for Partnerships 284

What Do Facilitators Do? 285

Facilitators' Tasks at the Start of the School Year 286

Summary of School Visits 287

Standards for Excellent Partnership Programs 288

8. Implementing Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) 289

How to Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Processes 291

Interactive Homework 292

Sample TIPS Interactive Homework Activities 304

Volunteers in Social Studies and Art 313

Sample TIPS Social Studies and Art Presentation 315

How Do You Get Started With TIPS Interactive Homework or TIPS Volunteers 320

9. Planning and Evaluating Your Partnership Program 325

Measure of School, Family, and Community Partnerships 330

Three-Year Outlines

Form T (Types) and Form G (Goals) 336

One-Year Action Plans

Form T (Types) and Form G (Goals) 343

End-of-Year Evaluations

Form T (Types) and Form G (Goals) 353

10. Networking for Best Results on Partnerships 365

National Network of Partnership Schools 367

Network website, www.partnershipschools.org 369.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: School, family, and community partnerships / Joyce L. Epstein. c2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761976663

OCLC:

49249988