building partnerships with parents & families
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Building Partnerships with Parents & Families. PSI in the A. M. Presentation– November 13, 2012 Perry White, Principal Perry White Consulting. Citizens Academy. Founded in 1999 406 students 99% African American, 82% NSLP ~ 75% Single Parents Median Household Income: $22,000. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building Partnershipswith Parents & Families
PSI in the A. M. Presentation– November 13, 2012
Perry White, PrincipalPerry White Consulting
Citizens Academy
• Founded in 1999
• 406 students
• 99% African American, 82% NSLP
• ~ 75% Single Parents
• Median Household Income: $22,000
Success Indicators
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Parent Conference Attendance Rate
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 201240
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60
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120
Citizens Academy Cleveland Solon
Success Indicators
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY
EXCELLENT with Distinction
Performance Index Score Trends
Success Indicators
3rd Grade Reading 98%Math 100%
4th Grade Reading 96%Math 96%
5th GradeReading 100%Math 95%Science 95%
Preliminary Ohio Achievement Data, 2012
Citizens Academy• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj6f8hrtDxs
Success Cycle
EngagementSuccess
Success Indicators
Success is the Consequence of Careful
Planning
Strategy
How We Did It
1. Its Starts with People
2. Think Developmentally
3. Framework for Goal-Setting
Your People
1. People People
2. Problem-Solvers
3. Clear Expectations
4. Accountability
Stages of EngagementFormal
PlanAd Hoc Plan
Regular Contact
Limited Contact
Limited Comfort and Trust
Limited Comfort and Trust
1. Do Not Feel Welcome in School
2. Do Not Trust Teachers or Staff
3. No Engagement
Limited Contact
1. Feel Welcome in School
2. Trust Teachers and Staff
3. Limited Interaction
4. Limited Change in Outcomes
Regular Contact
1. Feel Welcome in School
2. Trust Teachers and Staff
3. High Degree of Interaction
4. Limited Change in Outcomes
Ad Hoc Plan
1. Comfort and Trust Established
2. High Degree of Engagement
3. One or More Goals Established
4. Reactive Contact
Formal Plan
1. Comfort and Trust Established
2. High Degree of Interaction
3. Goals Established and Updated
4. Progress Regularly Evaluated
Framework for Goal Setting
1. Family’s Aspirations
2. Student’s Dreams
3. School’s Mission
4. Academic Standards
Make a Plan
1. Where the Student Is
2. Where We Want Them to Be
3. How Will We Get Them There
4. Roles & Responsibilities
Three Legs of Student Success
Student Success
Student
TeacherParent
Roles & ResponsibilitiesTeachers:
1. Work with Families to Set Goals
2. Communicate Progress
3. Set Conditions for Success
4. No Excuses
Roles & ResponsibilitiesParents:
1. Get the Child To School Every Day
Ready To Learn
2. Support the School
3. Advocate for Their Child’s Best
Interests
Roles & ResponsibilitiesStudents:
1. Take Responsibility for Learning
2. Come to School Ready to Learn
3. Respect the Learning of Others
Tactics
Who’s Job
1. Everyone’s
2. All the Time
Engagement Tactics - Teachers
1. Phones
2. Home Visits
3. ConferencesMy Achievement Plan
Phones
1. In Every Classroom
2. Calls Home As a Consequence
3. Calls Home as a Reward
MAPs
1. Academic Outcomes
2. “At School” Plan
3. “At Home” Plan
4. Regularly Updated
5. Regularly Communicated
MAPs
Home Visits
1. Before School Begins
2. Teacher Team
3. Set Mutual Expectations
4. Complete MAP
5. Demonstrate “Whatever it Takes”
Conferences
1. Twice a Year
2. Week-Long Schedule
3. Onus on Teachers
4. Discuss Progress Toward Goals
5. Update MAP
Other Tactics
1. Volunteers
2. Parent Advisory Committee
3. Board
Volunteers
1. 8-Hour Expectation
2. Track Hours, Follow-Up
3. Make Experience Meaningful
4. Recognition Ceremony
5. No Enforcement Mechanism
Parent Advisory Committee
1. Parent-Led
2. Monthly Meetings
3. School Business
4. Parent Concerns
5. Incentivize Attendance
6. Keep it Aligned
Board
1. No More than Two Parents
2. Pick the Right Ones
3. Bring Parent Perspective into
Governance
4. Make Decisions in Best Interest of
ALL of the Students
Year-Long Cycle
Summer 1st Trimester
2nd Trimester
3rd Trimester
JUL• Class Assignments
AUG• Internal Goal-Setting• Home Visits, MAPs
SEP• Initial Assessments• PAC Meeting
OCT• Short-Cycle Assessments• PAC MeetingNOV• Conferences, MAPs• Short-Cycle Assessments• PAC MeetingDEC• Short Cycle Assessments• PAC Meeting
JAN• Retention Meetings• Mid-Year Assessments• PAC MeetingFEB• Short-Cycle Assessments• PAC MeetingMAR• Short Cycles Assessments• PAC Meeting
APR• State Assessments• PAC MeetingMAY• End-of-Year Assessments• PAC MeetingJUN• Final Report Cards• Volunteer Recognition• Preliminary State Scores
Resources & Materials
PerryWhiteConsulting.com
CitizensAcademy.org/sharing
Resources & Materials
Perry White Consulting PSI in the A.M. Parent Engagement Presentation, November 13, 2012 http://perrywhiteconsulting.com/index.php/resources
Why You Need Parents Engaged In Your School: A Guide to Parent Engagement in Urban Schoolshttp://perrywhiteconsulting.com/index.php/resources Stages in Work with Parents, 2012 http://perrywhiteconsulting.com/index.php/resources Video 11 minutes: Parent Engagement at Citizens Academy http://perrywhiteconsulting.com/index.php/clients
Professional Development
Presenter can provide school-based training and coaching on building effective relationships with parents
Resources & MaterialsBooks What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: 55 Partnership Strategies, Glasgow, Neal A., Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320 Develop Home School Partnerships: From Concepts to Practice, Swap, Susan McAllister, Teachers College, NY. NY. 1993
Web Resources How and Why Urban Schools Fail to Engage Parents of Color, Patricia A. Ackerman, Executive Director of the Chalkdust Education Foundation, former urban principal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-a-ackerman/how-and-why-urban-schools_b_885366.html Why Urban Parents Resist Involvement in their Children’s Elementary Education by Peter McDermott and Julia Rothenberg, The Qualitative Report, October, 2000http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR5-3/mcdermott.html(I recommend especially reading the last two sections: Focus Group with Parents and Discussion.)