Family Involvement and PBIS Cayce McCamish, Regional PBIS Coordinator Viewmont Elementary School Staff Defining Family Involvement • What is your definition?
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Family Involvement and PBIS Cayce McCamish, Regional PBIS Coordinator Viewmont Elementary School Staff Defining Family Involvement • What is your definition? Can all of our families live up to our definition? • If not, how can we modify our definition to reflect our unique family contributions? • Key questions– How would our families define family involvement? – What can we do to value diverse contributions? – How can we make every family believe they have something valuable to offer the school? – How can we let families know about the enormous variety of opportunities to contribute (various times of day, various skills required, things can be done at home, etc) Benefits of Family Involvement Students • Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates • Better school attendance • Increased motivation, better self-esteem • Lower rates of suspension • Decreased use of drugs and alcohol • Fewer instances of violent behavior • Greater enrollment in postsecondary education Teachers • Greater morale (and self-esteem) • Teaching effectiveness (proficiency) increases • Job satisfaction goes up • Communication/relations with students, parents, families, and communities improves • Community support of schools increases Parents • Communication/relations with children and teachers improves • Self-esteem goes up • Education level/skills increase • Decision-making skills become stronger • Attitude toward school and school personnel improves Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1118251710359.html Epstein’s Six Types of Family Involvement • Communicating – Communication between home and school is regular, two-way, and meaningful. • Parenting – Parenting skills are promoted and supported. • Student learning – Parents play an integral role in assisting student learning. • Volunteering – Parents are welcome in the school, and their support and assistance are sought. • Decision making – Parents are full partners in the decisions that affect children and families. • Collaborating with community – Community resources are used to strengthen schools, families, and student learning. http://www.coso.jhu.edu/p2000/sixtypes.htm Continuum of Supports Following Epstein’s Six Types of Family Involvement Activities Communication Parenting Student Learning Volunteering Decision Making Community Collaboration Communication • • • • Newsletters Email Phone calls Meetings • Things to communicate– – – – – Data Upcoming events Individual student progress (to individual parents) Successes Actions in response to Parent Survey results Communication • Listen • Accept feedback Parenting Training opportunities • Universal – Ex. general behavior management, how to set up expectations at home • Secondary – Ex. using behavior intervention plans, rewards at home • Tertiary – Ex. community agency supports, exceptional children process Parenting Cont. • Survey families about types of training • Include community agencies to provide support for parenting- consider meeting place • Parent resource library Student Learning • Make and Take Trainings • Themed academic nights involving PBIS expectations “Respect Night” • Teach skills to use at home • Game show review night before tests • Provide parents with questions and answers Volunteering • Ask parents about their talents, provide opportunities to share those skills Ex. music, art, organization, event planning, etc. • Tutoring • Mentoring • Teacher Assistance • Fund Raising • Guest Speakers • Variety in scheduling- day/evening, 1x mo, 1xyr Decision Making • Representative on PBIS Team • Drafts sent to PTO team members for feedback • Involvement and support for meetings about his/her child Community Collaboration • Letters about PBIS • Providing PBIS expectations to post where students are (YMCA, Churches, restaurants) • Request volunteers/support for activities and celebrations • Ask for sponsorship of events- advertising Steps for Success For Training and Support for Families • • • • • • Collect Data Tell Parents why it is important and data Plan Intervention Get Feedback Do Intervention Share data results • Ex. Many students are struggling with letter identification. 65% could only identify 20 letters. We would expect 80% to have this skill at this time of year. We provided training and materials for families to work on this at home. Great Job Families- now we have 92% who can identify 20 letters! Recognition • • • • • • Awards Certificates of Recognition Announcements Interviews/ Articles Donated gifts from the community Tickets to events • • • • Steps for Success Training and Support with Staff Define family involvement Collect data Emphasize the importance Match efforts to the culture and values of your families • Avoid saying that it won’t work • Recognize the efforts of staff who work to build family involvement • Incorporate activities that are helpful to staff Family is… • 2 a: a group of persons of common ancestry : b: a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock :3 a: a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation : b: the staff of a high official (as the President)4: a group of things related by common characteristics: 5 a: the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children ; also : any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family <a single-parent family> • http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family[1] Are we a part of a child’s family? • • • • • How much time? Responsible for teaching? Guiding, shaping, teaching values? Social skills, life-long learners? Investment Do we make children and their families feel that we are an extension of their family? Viewmont Elementary School • Pilot the model for the Universal level this year. Family Involvement Viewmont Elementary Judy Jolly, Principal Sara Gane, Reading Teacher Ricki Helton, 4th Grade Teacher Jennifer Clark, EC Teacher PBIS Implementation PAW POWER Respectful _____________ Safe Teacher Kind _____________ Student Responsible Collection of Data Teacher survey Revised from: Measuring School, Community, and Family Partnerships (Salinas, Epstein, Sanders, Davis & Douglas) Collection of Data Parent survey Revised from: Family Engagement Checklist (Muscott & Mann, 2004) Communication Email One Call Now Websites Post cards Viewmont Voice Progress reports Marquee Calendar Parent Resource Room Student handbook Student planners Parenting Social Cognition Parent Night Writer’s Night Curriculum Night Collaboration with Parenting Network Beginner’s Day Viewmont Involved Parenting Skills Training EOG Parent Night Student Learning HHS Math Club tutoring Parental Involvement Contract Curriculum Nights Open House Writing Night Sneak Peek DHR Teams Remediation Paw Power tickets Viewmont Dance Team Learning for Life Science Olympiad Volunteering Watch D.O.G.S. – http://www.fathers.com/content/index.ph p?option=com_content&task=view&id=2 2&Itemid=61 Viewmont Involved Time/Talent survey Career Day Decision Making Parent representatives Champions of Education Parent Night PEP conferences 100% Face-to-Face Conferences PTA PTA meetings Community Collaboration Learning for Life Family N.E.T. Catawba Science Center Lowe’s Home Improvement McDonald’s Food Lion Hickory Crawdads Champions of Education Viewmont Involved Girls on the Run Brain Works Sunshine Rotary Local churches Pine Crest Kiwanis Ridgeview/Brown Penn Back to School Bash NAACP P.A.C.E Jr. Women’s Club PTA Membership 2007-2008 – 90 members 2008-2009 – 167 members Volunteer Hours 2007-2008 – September 316.0 hours – October 447.5 hours 2008-2009 – September – October Slide Show Questions and Answers Contact Information Viewmont Elementary School-828-324-7049 www.hickoryschools.net/schools/Viewmont Judy Jolly, Principal [email protected] Sara Gane, Reading Teacher [email protected] Ricki Helton, 4th Grade Teacher [email protected] Jennifer Clark, EC Teacher [email protected] Evaluation