Transcript Six Types of Family/School/Community Partnerships: Type 1

Communication
Type 2
 Based on the work of
Joyce Epstein, Johns
Hopkins University
Baltimore Maryland
 PowerPoint
presentation by
Parents Plus Inc.
Six Types of
Family/School/Community
Partnerships: Type 2
Communication
Challenges and redefining
“communication”
Type 2: Communicating
 Conduct effective
communications
from school to
home and from
home to school
about school
programs and
children’s progress.
Sample Practices
Type 2
 Conference with every parent at least once a
year with follow-ups as needed.
 Language translators to assist families as
needed.
 Folders of student work went home weekly
or monthly for parent review and comments.
Sample Practices Type 2
 Parent and student pick up report cards.
 Regular schedule of useful notices, memos,
phone calls, and other communication.
 Effective newsletters including information
about school events, student activities, and
parents’ questions, reactions and
suggestions.
Sample Practices Type 2
 Clear information about choosing schools
and selecting courses, programs, and
activities within school
 Clear information on all school policies,
programs, reforms, assessments, and
transitions
 Annual survey of families on students’
needs and families’ reactions to school
programs
Challenges Type 2
 Make all memos,
notices, and other
print and non-print
communications
clear and
understandable for
all families.
Challenges Type 2
 Consider parents
who do not speak
English well, do not
read well, or need
LARGE print.
Challenges Type 2
 Obtain ideas from
families to improve
the design and content
of major.
 Communications such
as newsletters, report
cared, and conference
schedules.
Challenges Type 2
 Establish an easyto-use two-way
channel for
communications
from school-tohome and from
home-to-school.
Redefine “communication” Type 2
 “Communications
about school programs
and student progress”
are not only from
school-to-home but
also include two-way,
three-way, and manyway channels of
communication that
connect schools,
families, students, and
the community.
Results for Students:
•Awareness of own
•Awareness of own
progress in subjects
progress in subjects
and skills
and skills
•Knowledge of actions
needed to maintain or
improve grades
•Understanding school
•Understanding school
programs and policies.
programs and policies.
•Informed decisions
about courses
and
•Informed
decisions
programs.
about courses and
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•High rating of school
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