School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Your Handbook for Action
Fourth Edition
Joyce L. Epstein - The Johns Hopkins University
Mavis G. Sanders - University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
Steven Sheldon - The Johns Hopkins University
Beth S. Simon - Blue Shield of California
Karen Clark Salinas - The Johns Hopkins University
Natalie R. Jansorn - The Johns Hopkins University
Frances L. VanVoorhis - The Johns Hopkins University
Cecelia S. Martin - Maryland Parental Information Resource Center
Brenda G. Thomas - The Johns Hopkins University
Marsha D. Greenfield - The Johns Hopkins University
Darcy J. Hutchins - Colorado Department of Education, Denver
Kenyatta J. Williams - Prince George's County Public Schools. Maryland
School, Family, and Community Partnerships
July 2018 | 384 pages | Corwin
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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!  

When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. 

Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on , family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: 

  • Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools
  • Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress 
  • CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. (Also available at https://resources.corwin.com/partnershipshandbook)

As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership.  It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction

  • 1. A Comprehensive Framework
  • 1.1. School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share
  • 1.2. School-Community Partnerships: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference
  • 1.3. Improving Student Outcomes with School, Family, and Community Partnerships: A Research Review
  • 2. Use the Framework to Reach School Goals—Stories from the Field
  • Six Types of Involvement to Improve School Climate and Student Success
  • 3. Take an Action Team Approach
  • Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers
  • 4. Conduct Workshops
  • One-Day Team-Training Workshop
  • Components of a One-Day Team-Training Workshop
  • Planning an End-of-Year Celebration Workshop
  • 5. Select Materials for Presentations and Workshops
  • Presentations and Handouts
  • Small Group Activities for Workshops
  • 6. Strengthen Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools
  • Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools
  • Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement in High Schools
  • A Goal-Linked Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools
  • 7. Strengthen District and State Leadership for Partnerships
  • Tools for District Leaders
  • Tools for State Leaders
  • Tools for District, Organization, and State Leaders
  • District and State Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships
  • 8. Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)
  • TIPS Interactive Homework
  • TIPS Volunteers in Social Studies and Art
  • How to Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Processes
  • 9. Evaluate Your Partnership Program
  • Evaluate Partnership Programs: Critical Considerations

Index

Index

Resources

Companion CD

Description

Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!  

When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. 

Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on , family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: 

  • Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools
  • Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress 
  • CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. (Also available at https://resources.corwin.com/partnershipshandbook)

As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership.  It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction

  • 1. A Comprehensive Framework
  • 1.1. School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share
  • 1.2. School-Community Partnerships: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference
  • 1.3. Improving Student Outcomes with School, Family, and Community Partnerships: A Research Review
  • 2. Use the Framework to Reach School Goals—Stories from the Field
  • Six Types of Involvement to Improve School Climate and Student Success
  • 3. Take an Action Team Approach
  • Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers
  • 4. Conduct Workshops
  • One-Day Team-Training Workshop
  • Components of a One-Day Team-Training Workshop
  • Planning an End-of-Year Celebration Workshop
  • 5. Select Materials for Presentations and Workshops
  • Presentations and Handouts
  • Small Group Activities for Workshops
  • 6. Strengthen Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools
  • Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools
  • Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement in High Schools
  • A Goal-Linked Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools
  • 7. Strengthen District and State Leadership for Partnerships
  • Tools for District Leaders
  • Tools for State Leaders
  • Tools for District, Organization, and State Leaders
  • District and State Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships
  • 8. Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)
  • TIPS Interactive Homework
  • TIPS Volunteers in Social Studies and Art
  • How to Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Processes
  • 9. Evaluate Your Partnership Program
  • Evaluate Partnership Programs: Critical Considerations

Index

Index

Resources

Companion CD

July 2018 | 384 pages | Corwin

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!  

When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. 

Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on , family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: 

  • Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools
  • Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress 
  • CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. (Also available at https://resources.corwin.com/partnershipshandbook)

As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership.  It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Comprehensive Framework
  • 1.1. School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share
  • 1.2. School-Community Partnerships: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference
  • 1.3. Improving Student Outcomes with School, Family, and Community Partnerships: A Research Review
  • 2. Use the Framework to Reach School Goals—Stories from the Field
  • Six Types of Involvement to Improve School Climate and Student Success
  • 3. Take an Action Team Approach
  • Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers
  • 4. Conduct Workshops
  • One-Day Team-Training Workshop
  • Components of a One-Day Team-Training Workshop
  • Planning an End-of-Year Celebration Workshop
  • 5. Select Materials for Presentations and Workshops
  • Presentations and Handouts
  • Small Group Activities for Workshops
  • 6. Strengthen Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools
  • Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools
  • Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement in High Schools
  • A Goal-Linked Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools
  • 7. Strengthen District and State Leadership for Partnerships
  • Tools for District Leaders
  • Tools for State Leaders
  • Tools for District, Organization, and State Leaders
  • District and State Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships
  • 8. Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)
  • TIPS Interactive Homework
  • TIPS Volunteers in Social Studies and Art
  • How to Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Processes
  • 9. Evaluate Your Partnership Program
  • Evaluate Partnership Programs: Critical Considerations
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

School, Family, and Community Partnerships is one of our go-to resources. It takes us beyond the “why” of partnerships and gets to the “how.” It has everything you need to guide school-based Action Teams for Partnerships—from training modules to downloadable documents.
Sarah Del Toro, Family and Community Engagement Manager, Kennewick School District; Kennewick, WA, Kennewick School District; Kennewick, WA
This Handbook is the gold standard for family and community partnerships. It makes clear connections between theory and practice. Epstein and her colleagues’ decades of research and experiences are organized into a simple-to-navigate and comprehensive resource. This book will guide both novice and experienced practitioners toward authentic goal-based actions that lead to measurable outcomes.
Tammy Pawloski, Professor and Director, Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children in Poverty, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
As a state organization supporting school districts and schools in establishing and sustaining effective family-school partnership programs, the School, Family, and Community Partnerships is our go-to resource. Everything we need to prepare staff, facilitate meetings, and evaluate practices, programs, and progress is right at our fingertips.
James Palmiero and Carol A. Good, Director and Assistant Director, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network; Pittsburgh, PA, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network; Pittsburgh, PA
This book has given us the tools we need to engage families in a systematic, sustained, and integrated program that supports student achievement and behavior. The Handbook is part of my daily practice when working with schools to promote family and community engagement.
Loree L. Smith, Federal Programs Coordinator, Calcasieu Parish School Board; Lake Charles, LA, Calcasieu Parish School Board; Lake Charles, LA
We believe that effective and equitable programs of partnership require multi-level leadership. When state, regional, and district leaders and school Action Teams for Partnerships use this practical book with its ready-made tools and training materials, they will see that working with parents as partners increases students’ learning and development.
Mimi Bandura and Ellen Larson, Consultants; Parent Engagement Leadership Institute, Riverside County Office of Education; Riverside, CA, Riverside County Office of Education; Riverside, CA

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