February 16 2016 Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative Division of Educational Services Riverside County Office of Education Reaching All Families Through Welcoming Schools Nothing is more important to ID: 657424
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Family Engagement Network MeetingFebruary 16, 2016Parent Engagement Leadership InitiativeDivision of Educational ServicesRiverside County Office of Education
Reaching All Families Through Welcoming SchoolsSlide2
“Nothing is more important to success in schools than the quality of relationships between and among students, staff and parents.”
Dr. James P. ComerSlide3
Examine the rationale for creating family friendly schools.Use a checklist to study your own campus site.Decide on one action that you would take to make your site more family friendly.
Goals For This SessionSlide4
ReflectionRecall a time when you went some place where you felt really welcome.
Recall a time when the opposite was true.List the characteristics that made you feel welcome or unwelcome.Share.Slide5
Thought Provoking Quote“The sad fact is that in many instances parents don’t feel as if we welcome them in school.”
(Geiger, 1994)Slide6
Family Engagement Culture QuizAnswer yes or no to the following questions
:_____ Are all families treated with respect by everyone at your school?
_____
Are all families seen as a potential source of
valuable
expertise?
_____
Do all staff take personal responsibility to
engage
families?
_____ Do
all staff believe that student performance
can
be improved with family engagement?
_____
Is active family engagement met with
enthusiasm
by the entire staff?Slide7
Your ThoughtsWhat do you think makes a family friendly school?
How can we demonstrate an attitude that says, “We believe all families are involved in their children’s education and want guidance in their efforts to support children’s learning”?Slide8
Attitude People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care
.Behavior
It
’
s not just what you do
,
but how you do it
.
Communication
You never get a second chance to make a first impression
.
The
ABCs
of Customer Service…
How Customer Friendly is
Your School
?Slide9
A family friendly school has a positive climate that welcomes and encourages family involvement.Schools must reach diverse families of today and make contacts with meaningful, effective strategies which let parents know, “yes, you are welcome,
and yes, we want you involved.” (Epstein, 1995)
Some Additional ThoughtsSlide10
Thought Provoking QuestionsWhy do you think that some schools are not family friendly?
Are there differences in grade levels as to the degree of family friendliness?Slide11
Consider This:
Welcoming parents into schools is more than a “feel good approach.”
Family involvement benefits students and schools.Slide12
STUDENTS
Higher grades.Better attendance and homework completion.More positive attitudes.
Higher graduation rate.
Greater enrollment in college.
Improved teacher morale.
Higher ratings of teachers by parents.
More support from families.
Better reputation in the community.
Family Involvement Benefits
SCHOOLSSlide13
Read paragraphs 6, 7, and 8.Determine which idea or example is most effective and why.How could you improve upon this idea?
Family Friendly Walk ThroughSlide14
How Family Friendly is Your School?Please complete the checklist for assessing your office environment.Determine what changes could be made to make your school more friendly.
Use the Action Plan to develop a plan for improvement.Slide15
Action Plan for Family Friendly SchoolsSlide16
“Schools and families can no longer remain ‘separate but equal’ if they are to solve the complex problems facing children today. Schools must become family places where parents are involved in many aspects of school life.
Homes, too, must become centers of learning for children and their parents. Working together, schools and families can create a partnership of support for children that recognizes and depends on the positive influences of each partner.”
(Fleming, 1993)
Concluding ThoughtsSlide17
Mimi Badura Certified Parent Liaison
Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative Division of Educational Services
Riverside County Office of Education
(951) 492-9000
m.badura@yahoo.com
Ellen Larson
Certified Parent Liaison
Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative
Division of
Educational
Services
Riverside County Office of Education
(951) 334-3736
ellenlarson@verizon.net
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