Competency 005 (School Home Relationships)

Question 1

What defines school-home relationships

Answer 1

promoting positive and productive interactions between the school and home to enhance student learning

Question 2

What kinds of activities most promote a positive and productive school-home relationship?

Answer 2

hands-on activities

Question 3

Why are hands on activities most effective?

Answer 3

Students become actively involved in learning, enables parents to extend their childrens’ critical thinking by asking questions

Question 4

Working in Culturally Responsive Ways with Parents

Answer 4

Honor the roles of parents
-Respect them as decision makers
-Walk them through paperwork since they can feel overwhelmed

Question 5

Communication with CLD Parents

Answer 5

Can be unfamiliar with idiomatic expressions
-Develop plans with parents for communicating with the school
-Many times it is appropriate for students to translate for parents, if not, establish in advance there will be an interpreter
-Showing respect differs culturally
-Personal space standards vary among cultures
-Facial expressions are universal, make sure to be self aware of showing respect to all parents
-Use tools like blogs or databases so parents can keep track of progress

Question 6

Collaboration with Parents

Answer 6

Ask parents for suggestions
-Give ideas for home activities to do to supplement learning
-Demonstrate effectiveness of instructional strategies

Question 7

New Teachers Recruiting Parental Support

Answer 7

Learning and discipline are more effective with parental involvement
-Outcome are enhanced by parental support
-Don’t assume all parents want to help their children, some are too bust or are not interested

Question 8

Translations/Interpreters for LEP Parents

Answer 8

Supply information
-Provide transitions and interpreter services
-If schools do not comply, against OCR Title VI

Question 9

Reaching Out to Parents

Answer 9

Invite parents into classroom
-Inform parents about what is going on in the classroom
-Give them opportunities to participate
-Call parents
-Home visits

Question 10

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 10

Prohibits programs/schools with federal funding to discriminate
-Can’t exclude, deny benefits, provide a different service, offer a different opportunity or segregating
-Need to notify parents in languages they understand
-Includes based on language differences
-Discrimination can be caused by failure to act
-OCR investigates 1) Identification of LEP parents 2) availability of printed translated and interpreters/translators 3) qualified interpreters/translators 4) Telling parents about language assistance 5) Telling staff about language assistance 6) Self monitoring

Question 10

Federal Law about School Information Delivery to LEP Parents

Answer 10

Need to take reasonable steps ago make sure LEP parents can access school activities and programs
-Enforced by DOJ or OCR
-Analysis test to see if schools are taking reasonable steps
-1) Proportion of LEP students 2) Frequency of program contact 3) Importance and nature of the service 4) Expenses and Resources

Question 11

Encouraging Active Parental Participation

Answer 11

Prioritize inviting parents into children’s educational processes
-Maintain open line of communication
-Home is part of a successful, healthy education

Question 12

Roles and Contributions of Parents

Answer 12

Support learning in the home
-Communicate positive feedback about the teacher and do not assume the worst regarding new teachers
-Some volunteer their time
-Support fair disciplinary measures
-Support homework completion
-Active partners in their children’s educations

Question 13

Parental Volunteer Roles

Answer 13

Parents may not come forward, but when teachers reach out they are usually happy to respond
-Help with necessary tasks that interfere with teaching
-Show parents you care gains their support

Question 14

Title 1 Policy for Parental Involvement

Answer 14

-Schools and parents share academic responsibility
-Requires collaboration between parents and school
-Policy includes school and parent responsibilities
-Significance of communication

Question 15

Laws and Guidance for Local Educational Agencies

Answer 15

Every school receiving federal financial assistance needs a written parental inclement policy and distribute it to parents
-Parents must be involved in decisions promoting parental educational involvement
-Involve the parents in the policy making
-Help parents understand content standards, assessments, technology use, etc

Question 16

LEA and Accessibility

Answer 16

-Required to give the most complete opportunities possible to LEP parents, parents of migrant children and parents with disabilities
-Need to supply school reports and information in languages parents can understand
-Some states have centers to help schools make information known to parents

Question 17

Collaboration with Parents to Promote Children’s Educations

Answer 17

Contact students’ parents early with good news, before there is a problem
-Send weekly reports
-Invite parents to visit classrooms
-Help support parents who do not speak/read/write English
-Communicate with parents how to reinforce learning at home
-Directly dress parental concerns
-Schedule a parent meeting during the first month of school to discuss expectations and answer questions

Question 18

Effectively workin/communicating w/families

Answer 18

general classroom info like concepts/important dates/assignments/suggestions for activites can be sent home through newsletters/calendars/handouts digitally or written on paper, communicate through hpone, email, communication apps, class website to offer praise/express concerns/students progress

Question 19

Building postive relationships

Answer 19

Mutual respect, undertsanding, cooperation, equal contributors, productive collaboration, inclusive, positive, cultural competency

Question 20

Cultural Comp

Answer 20

having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures

Question 21

Involvement of fam/gaurdians

Answer 21

have family nights, conferences, email communication, feild trips, award ceremonies, invite family members into class to volunteer, ewsletters, calendars, website, PTA Mettings.

The degree of family onvolvement in teh educational proram significantlly incluences the quality of strudents learning and development.

and give gaurdians insight, undertsanding, and resources while being involved in class/teach communication.

Question 22

Positive Rapport / listening and responding to families concern

Answer 22

Be open, continous, meaingful, relevant, responsive, to make students and families welcomed, valued, considered equal particpants , in person communication

Be open, sensitvie, acceptings and empathetic and acknowledge/appreciate the gaurdians involvement w/school/teaching

Question 23

Possible Obstacles for students w/diverse backgrounds

Answer 23

There may be cultural differences such as beliefs, values, language, nonverbal communication or lifestyle issues such as jobs or accessibility issues such as living sitautions with transportation between gauridans/students/and teachers