Involving Family and Community

1. Involving Family and Community Catherine Shwaery, cshwaery@pbismaryland.org

2. Review & score BOQ items on Family Involvement Give & get ideas Evidence-based Practices Resource Map Create an Action Plan

3. www.pbis.org

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6. Benchmarks of QualityHow does your school rate?

7. Expectation Matrix - HOME

8. PRIDE at HomeAidan shows his PRIDE by completing his chores each night. He is responsible for setting the table, feeding the dog and clearing the table each night.

9. Local resources are crucial political support business investment

10. Parent involvement programs that are effective… engage diverse families, recognize cultural and class differences, address needs, and build on strengths.

11. Applying the 3-tiered Logic to Families • Tier 3: Intensive, Individual Interventions • Family Liaison-matched with family, needs matched with community resources • Individual Skill Building Sessions • Tier 2: Targeted Group Interventions • Support Groups (Military Families, Newcomer Group) • Skill Building Sessions (Academic and Behavior) 1-5% 5-10% • Tier 1: Universal Interventions • Self Assessments: Family Engagement Checklist, Surveys • Skill Building Series Guest Speaker (Topics Vary- Survey Families) • Newsletter, Resource Library , “Shout Outs” • Volunteer Opportunities (DOGS- Dads of Great Students) • Teacher Conferences- Goal Setting, Family Vision, Strengths Discovery • Family Fun Nights throughout the year • School Handbook (Description, Teaching Matrix – promote common language between school and home) 80-90%

12. Applying the 3-tiered Logic to Families Tier 3: Intensive, Individual Interventions Your Turn 1-5% Tier 2: Targeted Group Interventions 5-10% Tier 1: Universal Interventions 80-90%

13. How does your school’s plan include strategies to reinforce lessons with families and the community? • How has your team planned for on-going involvement with families and the community? • How are you being culturally responsive to the needs of your community?

14. Our Goal: Help Families & Schools Move… From…. To… Parent Involvement School/family/community partnerships Responsibility on parents Part of school and to make connections classroom organization Being organized by a Part of comprehensive few parent leaders school improvement plan Results focused on Results focused on student parent/public relations achievement & climate Activities incidental, Practices linked to results accidental, or off to the for students, parents, side teachers, community Adapted from School, Family & Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, 3rd Edition, Epstein, J. L., et. al. (2009).

15. High Impact Practices Sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education in partnership with United Way Worldwide, National PTA, SEDL, and the Harvard Family Research Project

16. Highest Impact… Parent training events Goal-setting talks Regular, personalized communication Weekly data-sharing folders Back-to-school night Parent-teacher conferences Positive phone calls home Home visits Classroom observations or mini lessons Interactive homework, tips, and tools for home learning

17. High Impact Practice Need Areas /Categories • Create a Welcoming Environment • Use One &Two Way Communication Strategies • Support Student Success (Learning at School & Home) • Speak up for EVERY child. • Share Power • Collaborate with Community National/Michigan PTA, Harvard Family Research Project, Karen Mapp

18. High Impact Practices – Meet Multiple Needs With One Strategy

19. Team Time Look again at the practices you have in place in your school… How do the practices you have in place compare to those that have been found to have high-impact on student achievement? Discuss with your PBIS team one or two high-impact strategies you would like to select for implementation back in your building.

21. Action Planner

22. Wonderful Websites • www.attendanceworks.org • www.dropoutprevention.org • www.boostup.org/en • http://www.americaspromise.org/Our-Work/Grad-Nation.aspx • www.pta.org