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PROVEN TOOLS, STRATEGIES, AND RESOURCES

Explore proven tools and resources for enhancing family engagement in elementary and secondary schools. Discover strategies such as school tours, family workshops, and educational opportunities to support student learning and parental involvement.

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PROVEN TOOLS, STRATEGIES, AND RESOURCES

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  1. PROVEN TOOLS, STRATEGIES, AND RESOURCES Denise Daniels Family Engagement Coordinator

  2. Partnership strategies for Elementary school Families • School tours for families (ELL in particular) • Grade-level learning packets • Family visits • Grade-level parent discussion groups • Lending libraries • Family interactive homework • Parenting workshops • Health and nutrition education for parents • Student-led parent-teacher conferences • Meetings with middle school staff and parents

  3. Partnership strategies for secondary school families • Family visits • Family workshops to explain courses, electives, credits, graduation requirements, etc. • Student-led, parent-teacher conferences • Peer Tutors and Peer Mentor programs for students • Family classes on puberty, raising teenagers, drug and alcohol prevention/intervention, depression/suicide prevention, etc. • Social Media and Technology Workshops • Support for incoming mid-year students • Parent-student-counselor sessions for joint college admissions and career planning • College and career fairs for families • College tours for families • FAFSA and other financial aid workshops for parents

  4. Adding educational opportunities to school events • Back-to-school night - add a guided school building tour for bilingual families • Family dinner - add parent involvement workshop • Open house - add community resources fair • Curriculum night - add cultural heritage fair potluck • ESL class presentations - add understanding the school system workshop • Parent-Teacher conference - add student study skills workshop (with interpretation for ELL families)

  5. Additional resources • The National Network of Partnerships Schools - Johns Hopkins University - www.partnershipschools.org. Click on TIPS (Teachers Involve Parents in Schools) • Parent Toolkit - http://www.parenttoolkit.com/ • Family and Community Engagement Network http://www.fcenetwork.iel.org/ • Parent Engagement and Resources Pages- ASD http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/site/default.aspx?PageID=11756 • National Education Association www.nea.org • National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org

  6. Books and publications • Beyond the Bake Sale- Henderson/Mapp • School, Family, and Community Partnerships; Preparing Educators and Improving Schools- Epstein and Associates • Schooling Students Placed at Risk: Research, Policy, and Practice in the Education of Poor and Minority Adolescents –Epstein and Associates • Multicultural Partnerships Involve All Families- Hutchins/Greenfeld

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