Transcript National Parent Engagement Strategies:

Common Core Parenting:
Best Practice Strategies to
Support Student Success
Core Components: Successful Models
Patty Bunker
National Director
Parenting Partners
Family Leadership Inc.
U.S. Dept. of Ed
Family’s Role:
• Academic
• Social
• Emotional
Development
Everyone Agrees!
Common Refrain
• Desire: More
Families
• Diverse Backgrounds
& Cultures
• Engaged in Child’s
Education
• Strong Partnerships –
Home & Schools
Family Engagement: HOW
• Cultivate and Sustain
• Positive Relationships
• Partnerships for Shared
Responsibility
The Challenge
Current Policies
and Programs
Flawed
Assumptions
Collective
Capacity to
Succeed
Some Parenting Partners Observations
Flawed Practices/ Assumptions
• Parents as Consumers vs. Partners
• Service Delivery vs. Valuing Parents’
Contributions
• Expecting Involvement w/o
Investing in Capacity Building
• District Wide vs. School-based
• Academic Focus vs. Parent Skills
Success Starts at Home
• Importance of home
environment coming
into focus
• Creating calm and quiet
at home
• Efforts in classroom
maximized when
parents encourage
achievement
The Evolution of
Parent Engagement
• Developing a new mindset
– Parent engagement is no longer just a
compliance issue
• Family Engagement vs. Parent
Involvement
• Moving beyond Random, Discrete
Activities
• Building leadership capacity
Epstein’s 6 Types of
Involvement: NNPS
• Stresses the
importance of going
beyond the status quo
• Calls for a more
systemic, sustainable
approach
• Attempts to increase
the skills of both
teachers and parents
Epstein’s 6 Types of
Involvement: NNPS
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Parenting
Communicating
Volunteering
Learning at Home
Decision- Making
Collaborating with the
Community
Focus: Building Capacity
Skill Mastery &
Knowledge
Relationships &
Networks
Assumptions,
Values, Beliefs
Self- Efficacy
Capacity = Whole
“Developmental Assets” What
Kids Need to Succeed
What Parents/Adults Need
Valuing & Building on Strengths
Skill-Building and Affirmation
Creating and Strengthening Relationships
Partnering with Other Adults –
Not in Isolation
Positive View of Future: What we are
Capable of Accomplishing With and
For our Children
Asset Skit
What are some of your Dreams and Goals for
your children?
What are the Risk Factors your children face that
could prevent them from reaching these goals?
The Power of Assets to Protect
The Power of Assets to
Promote Health and
Academic Success
All Four Capacity
Building Components
Required
to enable Staff & Parents
to Cultivate & Sustain
Family Engagement
Focus: Building Capacity
Skill Mastery &
Knowledge
Relationships &
Networks
Assumptions,
Values, Beliefs
Self- Efficacy
System
Conditions
For Success
Systemic
Integrated
Sustained
Systemic: Parent Engagement is a CORE
COMPONENT of Educational Goals
Integrated: Embedded into all Structures &
Processes (Training, Prof Dev., Teaching, etc)
Sustained: Adequate funding & infrastructure
support. Multiple funding streams, component
of overall improvement strategy.
SCHOOL LEADERS ARE COMMITTED TO and
HAVE A SYSTEMIC VISION Of
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Process
Conditions
For Success
• Linked to
Learning
• Relational
• Developmental
• Collaborative
• Interactive
Linked to Learning
Aligned with School and District Achievement Goals
Connects Parents: Teaching and Learning Goals
Relational
Building Respect and Trusting Relationships
Between Families and
District, School, & Program Staff
Developmental
Not just providing a service
Building Intellectual, Social, and Human Capacity
Of “Stakeholders”: Parents & Staff
Collective/Collaborative
Learning is conducted in Group vs. Individual Setting
Focused on Building Strong Networks &
Learning Communities
Interactive
Participants given Opportunities to
Test Out, Practice & Apply New Skills!
Effective
Home/
School
Partnerships
What do
they look
like?
School and Program Staff:
• Honor & Recognize Families’ Fund of Knowledge
• Connect Family Engagement to Student Learning
• Create Welcoming,
Inviting Cultures
Families
• Have Developed Skills, Knowledge & Confidence
• Negotiate Multiple Roles of Effective Engagement
• Feel Honored and Respected
Families
• Actively Engaged in their Children’s Academic,
Social and Emotional Development
(Cradle to Career)
• Partnership with School for
Academic Achievement
But…HOW?
• Frameworks show
“what” to do, but
don’t show “how” to
do it
• Quality programs are
needed that help
schools implement the
core components
• Sustainable Model
Selecting Best Practice
Programs: A Checklist
 Develops Parents’ Skills & Capacity
to Support Achievement
 Practical and Relational
 Sustainable – Ongoing support
 Best practice – Research Based
 Builds Parent Leadership
Addressing the Need
US Dept. of Ed. Recommends:
• Linked to Learning
Parenting Partners Provides:
• Relational
• Practical Parenting Skills
• Developmental
• Builds capacity of both
Teachers and Parents
• Parents work together and
with their schools
• Each parent participates in
fun skill building exercises
• Collaborative
• Interactive
• Focus on Academics
Engaging Parents for
Student Success
Key Principles of Parent Engagement
Build on Strengths of Parents
Leadership is the Secret Sauce
Valuable Parenting
Qualities
Caring
Loving
Patient
Good Listener
Trustworthy
Creative
Follow-Through
Structured
Flexible
Consistent
Playful
Engaging Parents for
Student Success
Key Principles of Parent Engagement
Parenting Skills are Leadership Skills
• Listening
• Clear Expectations
• Dealing with conflict
• Affirmation and Encouraging
Paper Heart Skit
Words that wound the
hearts of our children
Common Core
Creating Structure for
Student Achievement
Key Principles of
Parent Engagement
Parents Make Great Trainers
 They are credible
 Parent trainers provides sustainability
 Dads reach dads
 They have language & cultural skills
1. Each school forms a team
with up to 5 members
Teams include parents and key staff
members.
2. The team attends the 2-day
Facilitators Training Together
• Teams practice
presenting the
workshops.
• Each team receives
coaching at their table
in their own language.
3. At the close of Training, teams
have everything they need:
• Comprehensive Team
Resource Kit
• Competence, Confidence,
Certification
• Complete team plan for
strong attendance
• Coach for ongoing support
4. Teams now lead the 8-week
workshop series at their school.
Teams can offer the workshops multiple times throughout the year.
Outcomes
 ADA Attendance Improves
 Reading, Academics Improve
 Students’ Behavior Improves
 Sustainable program produces
more skillful parents and
positive parent leaders
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Contact Patty Bunker:
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800-747-1780