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Before we begin please: *Configure microphone and speakers Click the Audio Setup Wizard Icon OR Tools Audio Audio Setup Wizard Sharing Our Practices Family/School Partnerships Sustained improvement in literacy teaching and learning occurs when literacy is a shared responsibility, professional learning is rooted in collaboration and inquiry, and organizational conditions sustain ongoing learning for everyone. 5Essentials • Effective leaders • Collaborative teachers • Involved families • Supportive Environments • Ambitious Instruction http://uchicagoimpact.org/5essentials/ Strengthening Family/School Partnerships Peer Consultancy Protocol I. II. III. IV. Presentation Clarifying Questions Feedback Reflection Adapted from National School Reform Faculty: www.nsrfharmony.org Lesson Studio Urbana Middle School, USD#116 Scott Woods, UMS Principal Jacinda Crawmer, USD Staff Development Coordinator Flyer / Mailing Parent Observation Tool 7/18/2015 Lesson Studio Event Our Focus Question How can we help parents connect what occurs during the Lesson Studio with potential next steps for further engagement with the school (or next steps at home)? 7/18/2015 Washoe County School District Parent University Maria Fernandez, Parent University Coordinator D’Lisa Crain, Administrator – Department of Family-School Partnerships Successes • Reaching target population • Parent Ambassadors • Family Literacy Specialists – Striving Readers • Family Access Day – Higher Education • Improved Instruction • Evaluation Growth • School Buy-in • Logistics • Outreach What should WCSD Parent University staff consider so that our initiative is viewed by our school sites as a support and resource rather than a top-down program? Contact: www.wcsdparentu.org www.washoestrivingreaders.com Maria Fernandez – [email protected] D’Lisa Crain – [email protected] Carol Gebhardt – Striving Readers Director – [email protected] 775-325-2000 Creighton Elementary School District Phoenix, Arizona Family Engagement in Education Initiative Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT©) Lynn Vineyard, Ed.D. Director of Community Education Creighton Elementary School District Phoenix, AZ From Parent Involvement to Family Engagement A Paradigm Shift with APTT© Increased to Engage in Children’s Education Traditional Parent Teacher Conferences Improved Teacher-Parent Coaching & Collaboration Creighton District’s Classroom Model of Family Engagement is APTT© SIX ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS of APTT© 1) Personal INVITATION 2) Student-Centered and Classroom DATA 3) Student-Centered, Academic, Short-term GOALS 4) Teacher COACHING/MODELING Targeted At-Home Activities 5) PARENT PRACTICE of APTT Activities 6) Parent NETWORK of support for the success of all students Lessons Learned from APTT© • 2011-2012 Program Evaluation Data – 10% to 15% more APTT students than Non-APTT students improved on reading and math scores from fall to spring – Average Parent Participation was 75% across 186 classrooms and four sessions – APTT parents spent 15-20 minutes, 3-5 days a week working with their children on APTT activities • 2012-2013 School Year – All K-4 teachers provided APTT, 4 schools K-8 – 73% of teacher respondents agreed or strongly agreed that APTT was worth their time Teachers & APTT© Coaching SY 11-12 & SY 12-13 observations of APTT found weak fidelity of implementation Particularly with the essential element of teachers leading parents in guided practice of the academic activities (I Do, We Do & You Do) Feedback and Discussion How can we support teachers in constructing their role and relationship with their students’ parents as their partner and coach? Contact Information Lynn Vineyard, Ed.D. Director of Community Education Creighton School District [email protected] Maria C. Paredes, Ed.D. Sr. Program Associate – WestEd Family Engagement in Education Comprehensive School Assistance Program [email protected] Digging Deeper Partnership for Learning: Community Support for Youth Success (from the Harvard Family Research Project) Community Mapping Web Seminar What Happens to Literacy During Those Teen Years (from Reading & Writing & Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Literacy) Valuing Families’ Funds of Knowledge (from Becoming Teammates: Teachers and Families as Literacy Partners) National Center for Family Literacy Recommendations for Future “Sharing Our Practices” Web Events