Powerful Parent Interaction Eric Antuna Mandy Gonzales Beyond-Scores Consulting CATESOL: Long Beach April 9, 2011 Research shows that there is a positive and convincing relationship between parent.
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Powerful Parent
Interaction
Eric Antuna
Mandy Gonzales
Beyond-Scores Consulting
CATESOL: Long Beach
April 9, 2011
Research shows that there is a positive and
convincing relationship between parent and family
involvement and student success. When parents,
families, educators, and communities work
together, all outpace what the individual entities
could accomplish on their own.
So how can we bring all of the pieces of our pie
together?
Make and Take Parent
Interaction Mini-Book
Ideas to help you make parent involvement a slice of your
school’s pie!
Where are we coming from and
where do we want to go?
Bright Spots
Hopes
Text 2 bright spots that your
school currently does well in
terms of parent involvement
or parent interaction.
Text 2 hopes you have for
your school in terms of
implementation for parent
involvement for the next
year.
Foundation for a Child
Leg 1
School
Leg 2
Teachers
Leg 3
Self
Motivation
Leg 4
Family
If a child looses one of
those legs, then they are
working that much harder
to be successful in school.
How do we maintain a
steady balance for children
against everything else?
The Pieces to Successful School,
Family, and Community Partnerships
Parenting
Learning at
Home
Communicating
Volunteering
Decision
Making
Collaborating
with the
Community
Parenting
What can your school do to provide more opportunities for parents
at your school site to become more successful parents?
PIQE
PRICE Parenting Classes
Positivity, Responsibility, Influence, Consequences, Encouragement
http://www.valverde.edu/community/resourcedir/parenting.shtml
Parent Education Classes
www.piqe.org
www.usalearns.org
Project Appleseed
Models parent and community involvement programs
www.projectappleseed.org
Communication
Language minority parents may face a number of challenges
when trying to communicate or become involved with
their child’s school.
From the Institute of Education Sciences, Issue Brief, September
2006.
Communication
A greater percentage of students in English-speaking households than
in Spanish-speaking households had parents who reported
receiving personal notes or e-mails about the student;
receiving newsletters, memos, or notices addressed to all
parents; opportunities to attend general meetings;
opportunities to attend school events; and chances to
volunteer. Differences were still apparent after taking poverty
status into account. For instance, a greater percentage of students
in English-speaking households at each poverty level had parents who
reported receiving newsletters, memos, or notices addressed to
all parents and chances to volunteer than did students from
Spanish-speaking households at the same poverty level.
From the Institute of Education Sciences, Issue Brief, September 2006.
Communication
Establishing a rapport with parents is such an important piece to involving parents. How does your
school help to communicate with parents and families?
ParentConnect (Zangle)
Automated Phone System
Home Visits
Newsletters/eNewsletters
Parent Bulletin Board
Behavioral/Progress Reports
Create Student Goals with parents
Parent Conferences Before School/After School/Evening
Community Liaisons
Student Agendas
Parent Handbook
Phone Calls home (both positive and negative)
Don’t let language stand in the way of this. Provide teachers with
a scripted message that they can read to parents.
Volunteering
How can you bring parents into the school on a regular basis as school
volunteers and advocates for high quality, rigorous education?
Parent Rooms
Parent ESL Classes
Instead of providing babysitting for 3-4 year olds, also have the children participate in
the learning. Provide materials for the children as well so that everyone is learning.
Sign Up System for Volunteering
Classrooms
Clerical - Sorting, stapling
Dads, Moms, and/or Grandparents at School
Nellie Coffman Parent Volunteer Program
Public School Volunteer Week April 17-23
Learning at Home
How does your school promote learning at home as a way to
continue the learning from school?
Websites
www.aguacalienteschool.org
www.mrantuna.org
www.nelliecoffmanmiddleschool.org
www.nelliecoffman.blopgspot.com
Home-to-School Connections
Notes, Folders, Friday Folders, Parent-Teacher
Communication
Skills DVDs
Decision Making
What opportunities does your school have for parents to become
involved in the decision making process at the school?
School Site Council
Title I Meetings
Title One School/Parent/Child Compact
http://www.projectappleseed.org/pledge.html
English Learner Advisory Committee
Parent Forums
Provide opportunities for parents to voice their
concerns and needs. Examples are Donuts with the
Principal once a month before and after school.
PTA/PTO/Parent Clubs
Collaborating with the
Community
Do opportunities exist at your school for parents to
connect with the community or collaborate on ideas to
make the school a stronger support network?
Parent Forums
Make and Take Parent Workshops
Donuts with the Principal
Taco Tuesdays
CST Family Dinner
Daniel
Parks Middle School
Offer ways that parents
and educators can indeed
work together to build the
future and increase student
academic achievement.
Together we build the
future; parents, families,
and educators working
together to increase
student academic
achievement.
Resources
http://www.ncpie.org/
http://www.nationalpirc.org/
http://www.capta.org
http://www.projectappleseed.org/chklst.html
Nellie Coffman Title 1
http://www.k12.hi.us/~konawahs/92_ways_to_involve
_families.htm
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