Competency 005 (School Home Relationships) Flashcards
What defines school-home relationships
promoting positive and productive interactions between the school and home to enhance student learning
What kinds of activities most promote a positive and productive school-home relationship?
hands-on activities
Why are hands on activities most effective?
Students become actively involved in learning, enables parents to extend their childrens’ critical thinking by asking questions
Working in Culturally Responsive Ways with Parents
Honor the roles of parents
-Respect them as decision makers
-Walk them through paperwork since they can feel overwhelmed
Communication with CLD Parents
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
Collaboration with Parents
Ask parents for suggestions
-Give ideas for home activities to do to supplement learning
-Demonstrate effectiveness of instructional strategies
New Teachers Recruiting Parental Support
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
Translations/Interpreters for LEP Parents
Supply information
-Provide transitions and interpreter services
-If schools do not comply, against OCR Title VI
Reaching Out to Parents
Invite parents into classroom
-Inform parents about what is going on in the classroom
-Give them opportunities to participate
-Call parents
-Home visits
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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
Federal Law about School Information Delivery to LEP Parents
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
Encouraging Active Parental Participation
Prioritize inviting parents into children’s educational processes
-Maintain open line of communication
-Home is part of a successful, healthy education
Roles and Contributions of Parents
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
Parental Volunteer Roles
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
Title 1 Policy for Parental Involvement
-Schools and parents share academic responsibility
-Requires collaboration between parents and school
-Policy includes school and parent responsibilities
-Significance of communication
Laws and Guidance for Local Educational Agencies
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
LEA and Accessibility
-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
Collaboration with Parents to Promote Children’s Educations
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
Effectively workin/communicating w/families
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
Building postive relationships
Mutual respect, undertsanding, cooperation, equal contributors, productive collaboration, inclusive, positive, cultural competency
Cultural Comp
having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures
Involvement of fam/gaurdians
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.
Positive Rapport / listening and responding to families concern
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
Possible Obstacles for students w/diverse backgrounds
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
