School, Family, and Community Partnerships Book Summary
Book: School, Family, and Community Partnership
Your Handbook Guide
3rd and 2nd Edition
Joyce L. Epstein and Associates
Chapters:
1.
A Comprehensive Framework
2.
Use the Framework to Reach School Goals-Stories From the Field
3.
Take an Action Teach Approach
4.
Conduct Workshops
5.
Select Materials for Presentations and Workshops
6.
Strengthen Partnership Programs in Middle and High School
7.
Develop District and State Leadership for Partnerships
8.
Implement Teacher Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)
9.
Evaluate Your Partnership Program
10.
Network With Others for Best Results on Partnerships
Highlights to include:
Research shows that students have higher academic and behavioral success when family and community are involved in
the team of partnership with the school.
Six types of involvement with real life examples from elementary, middle, and high schools and the benefits for
students, parents, and teachers:
1.
Parenting
2.
Communicating
3.
Volunteering
4.
Learning at Home
5.
Decision Making
6.
Collaborating with the Community
Levels of Commitment to School, Family, and Community Partnerships
1.
Care
2.
Civility/Courtesy
3.
Clarity
4.
Cooperation
5.
Collaboration
Can you “C” the Connections?
Examples of Community Partnering:
Businesses/Corporations
Universities and Educational Institutions
Health Care Organizations
Government and Military Agencies
National Service and Volunteer Organizations
Faith-Based Organizations
Cultural and Recreational Institutions
Other Community Organizations
Community Individuals
Real Life Ideas for Parenting Activities:
Providing Immunizations for Students Advancing to Middle School
Support Group for Ninth Graders’ Parents
Real Life Ideas for Communicating Activities:
Notepads for Two-Way Communications Between School and Home
Attendance Campaign: “Be Cool...Pack the School!”
Real Life Ideas for Volunteering Activities:
Washington Greeters Contribute to a Safer School
Parent Resource Directory to Organize Volunteers
Real Life Ideas for At Home Activities:
Storytelling Time Promotes Reading at Home
Involving Families in Science Homework
Real Life Ideas for Decision Making Activities:
Potluck Dinner Meetings for the School Effectiveness Team and PTO
Organizing an Action Team for Partnerships
Real Life Ideas for Collaborating With the Community Activities:
A Community Partnership With Sunrise Assisted Living
Hands-on Learning to Increase Math and Reading Skills
Real Life Ideas for District Leadership Activities:
An “Egg-citing” Beginning
Family Involvement Coordinating Committee
Family Involvement Notebook
Parent Libraries on Wheels
R and R- Resource and Referral Booklet