Below are websites/articles that Action Team Members may find interesting.
*National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Implementation Guide
The PTA has developed the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Implementation Guide, a tool for empowering people to work together with an end goal of building family-school partnerships and student success.
Recent Article on Rural Drop-out Rates
National PTA Reference Guide: State Laws on Family Engagement
Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education
A recent New York Times article highlighted education in other nations and how the US compares.
Your Family 'Type' Can Affect your Kids at School
The New Educational Frontier: Family Engagement Strategies that Make a Difference
Higher Educational and Professional Certification Programs
Preparing Teachers to Work with Parents
This article discusses the importance of requiring teachers to take courses on family engagement. If teachers do not take these classes during their pre-serivce education, opportunities to aquire this training in schools are very limited.
Preparation of Graduate Students
This article suggests that family-centered concepts and practices should be incorporated into all aspects of preservice training. Family-centered environments should be selected or constructed so graduate students can work or engage in practicum experiences, as these may influence their family-centered beliefs, family-centered skills, and family-centered work practices.
Professional Staff Development Opportunities
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Family Assessment Tools
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Parent Involvement/Family Engagement Quality Indicators
Parental Involvement: Key to Student Achievement
This article discusses ways to overcome barriers that may prevent parental involvement as well as school engagement.
Engaging Diverse Families
Young Latino Infants and Families
Researches the importance of fostering parental involvement at a young age in the latin community.
Making it Work: Low- Income Mothers
This article discusses work as an opportunity for parental involvement, instead of an opportunity to it. It shows parents how to implement practices that turn the negative barriers to involvement into positives.
Promoting Partnership with Families of Children with Disabilities
A Speical Education Plan for Anabela
This article discusses the importance of preparing teachers to deal with students with specials needs. It focuses on Anabela life and whether her parents should support her needs by holding her back in school.
Family Involvement in the Education of Secondary-School-Age Students With Disabilities
This article discusses how parents of children with disabilities can get involved with their children at home, in school-based activities, and with the IEP (Individualized Education Program) process. It also discusses how to identify student and family characteristics associated with family involvement.
Community Engagement
Working Financial Literacy in With the Three R’s
Mathew Frost, an economics teacher at Sunset High School in Dallas, Tex., teaches his students how to create a budget based on the average income for the area — about $21,000 to $40,000 a year.
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