DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Leadership I and II February, 2011

Providing Services to Students, Families and Community through Collaboration

DSFCS Offices

•Title I/ Academic Intervention/ Bridges-21st CCLC•BSAP•Family and Community Outreach•Hispanic Achievement•MESA•International Student & Family Services

TYPE 1 – PARENTING

Help all families establish home environments to

support children as students.

Type I - Parenting

Academic Intervention: Provides professional development to site coordinators about communicating with families

Bridges: Partners with Howard Community College to provide opportunities for adult learning

BSAP: Facilitate neighborhood meetings to help parents understand school culture and policies

Family & Community Outreach: Acquaints parents with goals of program through personal communication and via an interactive web page.

Type I - Parenting

Hispanic Achievement: School based liaisons and Parent Academy equip parents with parenting skills

MESA: Acquaints parents with goals of program through personal communication and via an interactive web page

International Student & Family Services: Seminars deliver strategies with an emphasis placed on parenting

Title I: Provides professional development about family involvement for Title I schools

TYPE 2 – COMMUNICATING

Design effective forms of school-to-home and home-to-school communications about school

programs and children's progress.

Type 2 - Communicating

Academic Intervention: Provides parents with reports on progress through Summer Programs

Bridges: Newsletters highlighting student achievement and upcoming events

BSAP: School-based staff provide a variety of methods for parent communication

Family & Community Outreach: Parent engagement for SAT Prep classes

Type 2 - Communicating

Hispanic Achievement: Assists schools in communicating with parents in a linguistic and culturally effective manner.

MESA: Maintains an interactive web page that informs students and parents with regards to MESA activities

International Student & Family Services: Interpreting and Translation Services for P/T conferences and other communication needs.

Title I: Plans and facilitates math, reading, and MSA Family Nights

BASED UPON WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THESE 2 TYPES, HOW CAN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT YOU IN ENHANCING YOUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES?

1. Parenting2. Communicating

TYPE 3 - VOLUNTEERING

Recruit and organize parent help and

support.

Type 3 - Volunteering

Bridges: Parent and student field trips as incentives for student attendance or community service.

BSAP: Ongoing volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year

Family & Community Outreach: Summer school administrators secure community volunteers for student mock interviews

Hispanic Achievement: Extends personal invitations to parents to volunteer, offering different options that meet their availability.

Type 3 - Volunteering

MESA: Involves parents to serve as volunteers to assist teachers in helping students accomplish technical goals

International Student & Family Services: Facilitate events that promote parent volunteerism

TYPE 4 - LEARNING AT HOME

Provide information and ideas to families about how to help

students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities, decisions, and

planning.

Type 4 – Learning at Home

Academic Intervention: Summer Programs provide ideas for home-based summer learning through weekly newsletters

Bridges: During “Family Show Off Nights”, staff model learning activities to do at home with students in between demonstrations.

BSAP: Family participation in helping students set academic goals and review report cards

Family & Community Outreach: Elementary Reading teachers demonstrated reading techniques to children while parents observed

Type 4 – Learning at Home

Hispanic Achievement: Increases participation in what schools are already doing. Also, offers some workshops in Spanish and the Parent Academy

MESA: Encourages parental involvement by providing web based programs whereby students and parents may jointly participate

International Student & Family Services: Liaisons convey messages from teachers, counselors, and administrators about student’s academic concerns and school policies.

Title I: Provide parents with math and reading programs and other resources

BASED UPON WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THESE 2 TYPES, HOW CAN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT YOU IN ENHANCING YOUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES?

3. Volunteering4. Learning at Home

TYPE 5 - DECISION MAKING

Include parents in school decisions, developing

parent leaders and representatives.

Type 5 – Decision Making and Advocacy

Academic Intervention: Solicit parent feedback on Summer Programs, including areas in need of improvement

Bridges: Parent advisory boards that help with program activity planning, reviewing data and increasing community partnerships and parent involvement

BSAP: Collaborate with local organizations to provide leadership training for parents

Family & Community Outreach: Collaborate with counselors to provide parent training on effective advocacy

Type 5 – Decision Making and Advocacy

Hispanic Achievement: Talent spotting, extending personal invitations, and connecting with other parents.

MESA: Activities provide choices for parents and students to seek appropriate STEM field courses of study

International Student & Family Services: Prepares parents for all levels of leadership in parent organizations, advisory councils, and committees.

Title I: Parents provide input on schools’ Family Involvement Plans and Compacts

TYPE 6 COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNTY

Identify and integrate resources and services from the

community to strengthen school programs, family

practices, and student learning and development.

Type 6 – Collaborating with the Community

Academic Intervention: Summer Program staff are encouraged to engage community business partners in celebrating student success

Bridges: Sponsored Health Resource Fair for parents and students in collaboration with local health and safety organizations

BSAP: Provide extended day, week, and year learning opportunities that increase student achievement and cultural awareness

Family & Community Outreach: Partnered with community churches and Secondary curricular offices to present HSA information to community

Type 6 – Collaborating with the Community

Hispanic Achievement: Networking with other organizations that can serve the Hispanic community.

MESA: Prepares students for STEM field careers by collaborating with colleges, private industry, and government agencies

International Student & Family Services: Collaborates with community organizations to help immigrant families in the transition process

Title I: Works with community members and governmental stakeholders to increase resources available to families

BASED UPON WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THESE 2 TYPES, HOW CAN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT YOU IN ENHANCING YOUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES?

5. Decision Making6. Collaborating with Community

WHAT CAN DSFCS DO FOR YOU?