Everybody's House - The Schoolhouse
Best Techniques for Connecting Home, School, and Community
- Carolyn Warner - Corporate Education Consulting, Inc., Corporate Education Consulting Inc
- Marilyn Curry
April 1997 | 168 pages | Corwin
The authors of this book provide specific strategies that school leaders can employ, both with families and other community members, to build support for their school. Numerous case studies of successful family-involvement programmes currently in use, are included.
Introduction
Connecting Home and School
Parent/Family Involvement and Student Success
Families of Today and Tomorrow
Who Are They? Society's Changing Demographics
Reaching Out to Parents and Families
Getting and Keeping Them Involved
Parent/Family-Involvement Programs That Work
The Best Ideas from the Best Schools
Connecting School and Community
Reaching Your Stakeholders
Community-Involvement Programs That Work
The Best Ideas from the Best Schools
School/Business Partnerships
A Mutually Beneficial Alliance
Unreachable Parents
Reachable Children