Chapter 7 School-Based Programs Perry C. Hanavan, Au.D. It Takes an Entire Village to Educate a Child Society requires an educated citizenry Parents want their children to develop into productive.
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Chapter 7
School-Based Programs
Perry C. Hanavan, Au.D.
It Takes an Entire Village to Educate a
Child
Society
requires an educated
citizenry
Parents
want their children to
develop into
productive intelligent,
mentally healthy
young adults
Schools
want to provide an
environment that
facilitates and teaches
children to become
fully functioning
young adults
Schools must do more than
encourage parents:
Recognize the strengths of families
Recognize the stresses affecting many families
Recognize other community agencies that offer
resources for students
Explore different models that reach out to families
Inclusion of parent-school support in pre-service
classes, knowledge of resources and parent
programs by teachers and administrators
Seven Levels of Parent Involvement
1. Active partner and educational leader at home and at
school
2. Decision maker
3. Advocate for the school
4. Actively involved as volunteer or paid employee
5. Liaison between school and home to support
homework
6. Supporter of the educational goals of the school
7. Recipient of education and support
Issues and Concerns
Parent-school cooperation in the education of the
classroom
Power and decision making
Advocacy
Parent education and strengthening families
Family literacy
Comprehensive programs to meet the needs of all
family members
Empowerment of families
Six Types of Involvement
1. Parenting – help parents with skills and
understanding of child development
2. Communicating – about children’s progress
3. Volunteering – flexible schedules, options
4. Learning at home – provide information to help
parents provide learning environments
5. Decision making – include parents in process
6. Collaborating with community – integrate services
and resources of the community with school to
strengthen families, school programs, student’s
development
Research on Involvement
Students – even in middle school and high school
– want their parents to be more involved to be
available for guidance and knowledge about the
schools
If schools invest in practices that involve families,
then parents respond, many parents who might not
have otherwise become involved
Teachers who involve parents tend not to
stereotype families
Comer Three Principles
Consensus
Collaboration
No-blame
provides a climate in which parents, children,
and schools can thrive
Consensus Collaboration No-blame
Parent Team
Involves parents
at every level of
school activity
School Planning
and
Management Team
Plans and coordinates
School activities
Student and Staff
Support Team
Addresses schoolwide
prevention issues;
Manages individual
student cases
Comprehensive School Plan
•Curriculum, instruction, and assessment
•Sharing of information between
school and community
Assessment and
Modification
Periodic assessment creates
new information and identifies
new opportunities; permits
orderly change or adjustment
Staff Development
Created by need identified
in goals of the Comprehensive
school plan
Relationships
Child and Adolescent Growth Along the Six Developmental Pathways
Middle & Secondary Schools
Parents seem to reduce involvement after
elementary
Communication needs to be:
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Immediate,
Frequent
Meaningful
Positive
Davies 5 for Collaborating
Early Childhood Programs
Head Start
Minnesota Early Childhood Family
Education Program
Child Health Services & Schools
Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP)
School-Based Parent Involvement
League of Schools
Parents in Touch
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Dial-a-Teacher
Homework Hotline
Parent Line/Communicator
TIPS teacher involve parents
The Parent Focus Series
Work-site Seminars
Parent Advisory Council
Nooners
U.S. Department of Education
Family and School collaborative efforts
– families
Helping Parents Work with Children
Arts and crafts
Read together
Publishing
Games
Backyard science
Front yard business
Listening center
Music center
Communicate
Homemaking activities
Helping Parents Work with Children
Take a walk
Visit the library
Visit a store
Explore museums
Visit historical buildings
Visit the airport, bus stations, subways, etc.
Virtual tours on the Web
Reaching Reticent Parents
Immigrant and refugee families
Single parents working
Two parents working
Reaching Reticent Parents
Families are stressed
Feel out of their element at school
May not realize importance of involvement
in their child’s education
Feel there are ulterior motives
Teachers do not know parent’s interests,
abilities and strengths
Parent Education for Teens
About 1 million teenagers become pregnant yearly
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1 in 3 have abortions
One in seven miscarry
More than half give birth
¼ are married
1/3 have a stable relationship
Factors
– Poverty, low performance, grew up in single parent
home, more apt to drop out of school
Family Resource Centers
Families have primary responsibility for
children’s development and well-being
Healthy families are the foundation of a
healthy society
Families operate as part of a total system
The systems and institutions upon which
families rely for support must assist
families’ efforts to effectively raise their
children
Family Literacy
More than 23 million men and women in
the U.S. are illiterate
Another 45 million have skills at or below
the ninth grade level
Also hinders their children’s ability
National Center for Family Literacy
Teachers
Are you aware of all the resources in your
school and community to help families?
– List five resources available in your community
Do you focus on the child or the family?
– How will you do this?
– What are your family goals?