Engaging our parentsK-12 Principals

September, 2011

Starting Points

Why involve families and community in education?

Students with involved parents--no matter their income or background--are more likely to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.

Research shows...

Partnership programs can increase student achievements, improve attendance and behavior, and

promote positive social skills.

Research shows...

When partnership practices are tightly linked to school goals, families become

involved in ways that directly assist students’ learning success.

Research shows...

Let’s read some more research:

P. 12-14

Thumbs up?

Then what’s the problem?

Why are these words important in your school?

ReadingWritingMath

ScienceAttendance

BehaviorGraduation Rate

Postsecondary PlanningTransitions

Why isn’t parent involvement on this list?

Parent and community partnerships are not a

program.

They are a means to the end.

It’s about student success.

Engagementvs

Involvement

“When it comes to a breakfast of ham and eggs, the chicken is involved, but the pig

is committed.”

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Now go back...are your activities engagement or involvement?

Mark the ones that align to your SIP

plan.