Table Of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Publisher’s Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Chapter 1: Would Every Family Choose You?
• Customers Make Paydays Possible
• Every Opportunity Is a Marketing Opportunity
• Some Ideas to Get Started
• Reality, Perceptions, and Beliefs
• Finally, the Secret to Success!
• The Importance of Caring
• The Importance of Process
• The Need for Leadership
• Chapter 2: A Quick Note About Motivating Teachers
• Three Kinds of Teachers: A Slightly Humorous Look
• Can I Get a Copy of That?
• My Dumb Idea
• Chapter 3: Equity, Bias, and Family Disengagement
• Isn’t Forever Long Enough?
• What Is Equity?
• Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
• Implicit Bias
• Why Do Families Disengage?
• The Cycle of Disengagement
• Why Some Families Stay Away From Schools
• The Very Few
• Case Study: Ernest B.
• Chapter 4: Engaging Every Family in Middle and High School
• Why Do Families Disengage From Secondary Schools?
• Academic Socialization and Home-Based Engagement
• Designing Family Engagement at the Secondary School Level
• Chapter 5: An Introduction to the Five Simple Principles
• Where to Start
• Introducing the Five Simple Principles
• The Logic Model
• The Five Simple Principles Further Defined
• Chapter 6: Principle #1: A Culture that Engages Every Family
• Culture Drives Everything
• Cultures and Subcultures
• Cultural Challenges
• Breaking the Cycle
• School Culture Defined
• School District Inconsistency with Families
• Start With Policy
• Culture Case Study: The Science Project
• Creating a Culture to Engage Every Family
• Chapter 7: Principle #2: Communicate Effectively and Develop Relationships
• It’s the Little Things
• Case Study: I Know What They Think of Me
• Understanding the Importance of Relationships
• With Families
• Working With the “Hard to Reach”
• Home Visits
• Working With Families With Limited English Proficiency
• Engaging With Families of Children With Special Needs
• Case Study: Jonathan and the Self-Contained English Class
• The Role of Fear and Trust in Relationships With Families
• Case Studies: What Could Have Been Done Differently?
• Ideas to Promote Trusting Relationships Between Schools and Every Family
• The Welcoming Environment of Schools
• Customer Service
• Welcoming Every Family
• Issues and Solutions in Communicating With Families
• Connecting Communication and Relationships With Technology
• Communicate Effectively and Build Relationships
• Chapter 8: Principle #3: Build Family Efficacy
• What Is Efficacy?
• The Weekly Folder
• Creating the Transparent School
• Case Study: Class Isn’t the Same Without You
• Family–Student–Teacher Conferences
• Do We Need to Interact With Every Family?
• What Motivates Families?
• Interactive Homework Design: Invisible Engagement
• Sharing Data With Families
• Case Study: Trying to Talk to the Math Teacher
• Case Study: Teaching Responsibility?
• A Critical Component of Inviting Family Participation
• Building Successful Relationships That Promote Family Efficacy
• Chapter 9: Principle #4: Engage Every Family In Decision Making
• Problems and Solutions
• Where We Are Today
• Let Every Family Have a Say
• A Working Definition
• How to Select Families
• Getting Back to the Tip of the Spear
• Case Study: The Uniform Policy
• Chapter 10: Principle #5: Engage The Greater Community
• The Power of Community
• Social Capital and Modern School–Community Partnerships
• Community Schools and Asset Mapping
• The Advantages of Community Schools
• The Start of an Asset Map
• The Idea of Collective Impact
• How Community Connections Can Help
• The Necessary Ingredients for Successful Community Engagement
• The Benefits of Engaging the Community
• Additional Benefits of School–Community Partnerships
• Designing Community Engagement
• Chapter 11: Taking Action And Measuring Success
• Start with Data
• Goal Statements
• Now It’s Your Turn
• Engage Every Family: Five Simple Principles
• Epilogue: Exceeding Expectations
• Two Huge Questions
• References
• Index