Transcript Developing Effective Partnerships Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement Why are partnerships important? • The more families support their children’s learning.

Developing Effective Partnerships
Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement
Why are partnerships important?
• The more families support their children’s learning and
educational progress, the more their children tend to
do well in school and continue their education.
• Programs and interventions that engage families in
supporting their children’s learning at home are linked
to higher student achievement. (Parents’ level of
engagement affects the degree of influence).
• Teacher outreach to parents is positively related to
parent involvement and student achievement.
(Henderson & Mapp, 2002)
What are school, family, and community
partnerships?
School, Family, and
Community
Partnerships - A
philosophy, culture, and
process that emphasizes
the overlapping influence
that stakeholders in each
context have on the
education and well-being
of children and adults.
Epstein’s Framework of 6 Types of Involvement
Comprehensive partnership programs have
activities that support the following types of
involvement:
Type 1 – Parenting
Type 2 – Communicating
Type 3 – Volunteering
Type 4 – Learning at Home
Type 5 – Decision Making
Type 6 – Collaborating with the Community
Type 1 - Parenting
•
Activities to assist families
in:
Providing housing, health,
nutrition, clothing and
safety
Developing parenting
skills for all age levels
Sharing information and
activities to help schools
understand children and
families
Type 2 - Communicating
• Information to help families:
Understand educational
programs and children’s
progress
Understand student
assessments
• Opportunities for families to:
Express concerns,
insights and expectations
Type 3 - Volunteering
• Involvement at and for the
school or organization:
To assist administrators,
teachers, students, or
parents as mentors,
monitors, lecturers,
chaperones, tutors, or in
other ways
To attend assemblies,
performances, sports
events, ceremonies, and
other events
Type 4 – Learning at Home
• Involvement in academic
activities at home to:
Help with and monitor
homework
Understand skills required
to pass/master each
subject
Guide curriculum-related
decisions
Support the development
of other skills and talents
Type 5 – Decision Making
• Family participation
in school:
Advisory groups
Planning
committees
Program-related
decisions
Type 6 – Collaborating with the
Community
• Connections with the
community for
needed services,
resources, and
support
• Connections that
contribute to the
community
Examples of Partnership Activities
The National Network of Partnership
Schools
www. partnershipschools.org
Building Comprehensive Family
Engagement Programs at Head Start Centers
“In a study of Head Start children, long term effects on
cognitive, social, and personal abilities were enhanced when
a stronger and longer lasting parental involvement
component was included.”(Reynolds & Clements, 2005)
 Create a welcoming site environment
 Create opportunities for 2-way communication that is
regular and focused on students’ learning and school
success
 Support families’ sense of efficacy for involvement by
providing engagement opportunities that span
Epstein’s six types
 Prepare parents in Head Start to maintain involvement
as they transition to public k-12 schools
Resources
• Epstein et al. (2009). School, Family, and Community
Partnerships, Your Handbook for Action, Third Edition.
Corwin Press.
• Henderson, A. & Mapp, K. (2002). A new wave of
evidence: The impact of school, family, and community
connections on student achievement. Austin, TX:
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
• National Network of Partnership Schools at:
www.partnershipschools.org
• Reynolds, A. & Clements, M. (2005). Parental
Involvement and Children’s School Success. In E.
Patrikakou, R. Weissberg, S. Redding, & H. Walberg
(pp. 109-127), School-Family Partnerships for
Children’s Success. NY, NY: Teachers College Press.