Beyond the Bake Sale

Chapter 10

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Beyond the Bake Sale

Chapter Topic Resources

1. Developing Relationships

Guides and Publications

Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) www.casel.org (Includes Social and Emotional Learning Parent Packets: Ideas and Tools for Working with Parents and Families) For the packet in English: www.casel.org/downloads/parentpacketLSS.pdf and Spanish www.casel.org/downloads/parentresourcesspanish.pdf

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Guides and Publications

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NRWEL) – has published a guidebook, Building Relationships for Student Success: School-Family-Community Partnerships and Student Achievement in the Northwest, by Diane Dorfman and Amy Fisher (2002). www.nwrel.org/partnerships/cloak/booklet2.pdf

Sacramento Area Congregations Together (ACT) – a home visiting program to train teachers and help schools reach out to families. www.communitychange.org/issues/education/publications/downloads/actionguide_08.pdf

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Web-Based Resources

National Fatherhood Initiativewww.fatherhood.org

Programs

Parents and Teachers Talking Together (PT3) www.prichardcommittee.org/pt3.html or call 1-800-928-2111

Security Dadswww.securitydads.com 317-371-4094

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Programs

Tellin’ Stories Projectwww.teachingforchange.org/DC_Projects/Telling_Stories

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2. Linking to Learning

Guides and Publications

Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After Schoolwww.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/aftershoool/resources/families

PASS Project Parent Kits – developed by SAY SanDiego

Student-Led Conferences www.prichardcommittee.org/pubs/cat/student_led_conferences.pdf

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Web-Based Resources

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)www.aft.org

Education Trustwww2.edtrust.org

Florida Partnership for Family Involvement in Educationwww.floridapartnership.usf.edu/resources.html

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Web-Based Resources

National Network of Partnership Schoolswww.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/PPP/2005/index.htm

National PTAwww.pta.orgClick on the parent resources tab

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Programs

TIPS - Teachers Involving Parents in Schoolworkwww.csos.jhu.edu/P2000/tips/tipsresources.htm

Understanding All Kinds Of Mindswww.allkindsofminds.org

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3. Addressing Differences

Guides and Publications

Culturally Responsive Parent Involvement: Concrete Understandings and Basic Strategies by Sabrina Hope King and A. Lin Goodwinwww.aacte.org/Publications/kinggoodwin.pdf

Diversity: School, Family, and Community Connectionswww.sedl.org/connections/research-syntheses.html

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Guides and Publications

Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/announcements/04jun.html

MiddleWebwww.middleweb.com/MWLISTCONT/MSLparentsAH.html

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Guides and Publications

Reaching out to Diverse Populations – by Chris Fergusonwww.sedl.org/connections/resources/rb/rb5-diverse.pdf

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Web-Based Resources

Teaching for Changewww.teachingforchange.org/

Teaching Tolerancewww.tolerance.org

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Programs

Hispanic Mother-Daughter Programwww.jlaustin.org/?nd-mom_kid

Pacific Educational Groupwww.pacificeducationalgroup.com/who_glenn.html

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4. Supporting Advocacy

Guides and Publications

The Advisory Guide: Designing and Implementing Effective Advisory Programs in Secondary Schoolswww.esrnational.org

Creating Partnerships, Bridging Worlds: Family and Community Engagementwww.turningpoints.org

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Guides and Publications

Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)www.idra.org

Making the Most of Middle School: A Field Guide for Parentshttp://store.nmsa.org/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=237

Speaking Up! A Parent Guide to Advocating for Students in Public Schoolswww.bccpac.bc.ca/advocacy/parents_speak.htm

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Guides and Publications

Working Together: A Guide to Positive Problem-Solving for Schools, Families and Communitieswww.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/specedu/documents.html

Web-Based Resources

Individual Graduation Planwww.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Career+and+Technical+Education/Individual+Graduation+Plan/default.htm

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Web-Based Resources

Schools to Watchwww.schoolstowatch.org/what.htm

Programs

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)www.avidonline.org

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Programs

First Things Firstwww.irre.org

Parents and Counselors Together (PACT)www.act.org/research/policy/pdf/involve_parents.pdf

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5. Sharing Power

Guides and Publications

Community Engagement Review and Planning Guide – Field Test Version www.idra.org/resource

Pathways to Parent Leadership/Senderos a un liderazgo de padreswww.4children.org/parents.htm#path

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Guides and Publications

School Family and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action (Second Edition) by Joyce L. Epstein et al. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2002)

Web-Based Resources

National Issues Forumwww.nifi.org

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Web-Based Resources

Council for Public Deliberationwww.cpdohio.org

Kettering Foundationwww.kettering.org

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Programs

Study Circles Resource Centerwww.studycircles.org

Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE)www.pureparents.org/about.php

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6. Scaling Up

Web-Based Resources

Center for Public Educationwww.centerforpubliceducation.org

College Partnership Programwww.fcps.k12.va.us/DSSSE/StudentServices/CollegePartnership/colpart2.htm

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Web-Based Resources

Math and Science Equity Programwww.msep.unce.edu

Parents for Public Schools (PPS)www.parents4publicschools.com

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Survey Resources

Comer School Development Program (SDP)http://info.med.yale.edu/comer/research_evaluation/schoolclimatesurvey.html

Dade County Public Schoolshttp://drs.dadeschools.net/ClimateSurvey/2002-2003/Schools_0203.htm

Intercultural Development and Research Association (IDRA)www.idra.org/resource

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Survey Resources

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)http://goal.ncrel.org/winss/scs/sample.htm

Zoomeranghttp://info.zoomerang.com/quicktour/createsurvey.htm

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Selected Resources

Academic Standards

Academic Development Institutewww.adi.org

The Education Trustwww.edtrust.org

The Efficacy Institute, Inc.www.efficacy.org

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Selected Resources

1. Academic Standards

KSA Plus Communicationswww.ksaplus.com

National Urban Leaguewww.nul.org

Prichard Committee for Academic Excellencewww.prichardcommittee.org

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2. Community-Focused Organizations

Coalition for Community Schoolswww.communityschools.org

Communities in Schools, Inc. (CIS)www.cisnet.org

Charles Stewart Mott Foundationwww.mott.org

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Community-Focused Organizations

National Community Education Association (NCEA)www.ncea.com

National Center for Community Education (NCCE)www.nccenet.org

Search Institute www.search-institute.org

Youth Development Institute (YDI) of the Fund for the City of New Yorkwww.fcny.org

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3. Community Organizing

ACORN, The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Nowwww.acorn.org

Boston Parent Organizing Network (BPON)www.bpon.org

Center for Community Changewww.communitychange.org/issues/education/publications

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Community Organizing

Community Involvement Program, Annenberg Institute for School Reformwww.educationorganizing.org

Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform (CCCUSR)www.crosscity.org

The Interaction Institute for Social Changewww.interactioninstitute.org/services/training.php

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Community Organizing

Pacific Institute for Community Organization (PICO)www.piconetwork.org

Southern Echowww.southernecho.org

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4. Current Developments and News

Gadflywww.edexcellence.net/gadfly

George Lucas Educational Foundationwww.glef.org

MiddleWebwww.middleweb.com

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The Kappanwww.pdkintl.org

Public Agendawww.publicagenda.org

Rethinking Schoolswww.rethinkingschools.org

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5. Government Sources

Web sites

U. S. Department of Education (USDE) and state education agencieswww.ed.gov and www.ccsso.org

Local school and school district Web sites

Parent Information and Resource Centers (PIRCS)www.pirc-info.net

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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)www.ncrel.org/8drs/areas/pa0cont.htm

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)www.nwrel.org

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)www.sedl.org

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6. Key National Networks

National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)www.familylit.org

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)www.ncpie.org

National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS)www.partnershipschools.orgwww.csos.jhu.edu/P2000

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Public Education Network (PEN)www.publiceducation.org

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7. Title I

An Action Guide for Community and Parent Leaders: Using NCLB to improve Student Achievementwww.publiceducation.org

Title I as a Tool for Parent Involvementwww.cleweb.org/issues/title/tool.htm

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8. Parent, Teacher, and Administrator Associations

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)www.aft.org

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)www.naesp.org

National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)www.nassp.org

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National Educational Association (NEA)www.nea.org

National PTAwww.pta.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?9. Parent Training and Professional Development

The California PARENT Centerhttp://parent.sdsu.edu

Campaign for African American Achievementwww.nul.org

Families and Schools Together (FAST)www.wcer.wisc.edu/fast

The Home and School Institutewww.megaskills.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?National Council of La Razawww.nclr.org

Parent Expectations Support Achievement (PESA)www.lacoe.edu/pesa

Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)www.piqe.org

Family Friendly Schoolswww.familyfriendlyschools.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Institute for Responsive Education (IRE)www.responsiveeducation.org

National Center for Conflict Resolution Educationwww.nccre.org

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)www.aft.org/topics/teacher-quality/downloads/schoolhome.pdf

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)www.ascd.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?National Educational Association (NEA)www.nea.org/priorityschools/famschoolpartnerships.html

National Staff Development Council (NSDC)www.nsdc.org/library/parentspartners/parents.cfm

ASPIRA Parents for Educational excellence Initiative (APEX)www.aspira.org

Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL)www.cipl.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Center for Parent Leadershipwww.centerforparentleadership.org

Parent Leadership Program (PLP)www.responsiveeducation.org

Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)www.cga.ct.gov/coc/plti.htm

Parent School Partnership Program (PSP)www.maldef.org/education/partnership.htm

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Right Question Project (RQP)www.rqp.org

10. Special Needs Information

Educating Our Children Together: A Sourcebook for Effective Family-School-Community Partnershipwww.directionservice.org/cadre

Center for Law and Educationwww.cleweb.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilitieswww.nichcy.org

The Pacer Centerwww.pacer.org

11. System-Wide Reform

The Annenberg Institute for School Reformwww.annenberginstitute.org

ATLAS Communitieswww.atlascommunities.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvementwww.centerforcsri.org

Coalition of Essential Schoolswww.essentialschools.org

The Comer School Development Program (SDP)www.comerprocess.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?12. Tool Kits and Guidebooks

The How-to Guide for School-Business Partnershipswww.corpschoolpartners.org

The Knowledge Loom: School, Family and Community Partnershipwww.knowledgeloom.org

Met Life Tri-Connecting Action Kitwww.familiesandwork.org

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?The Parent Institutewww.parent-institute.com

Strengthening Families, Strengthening Schoolswww.aecf.org/initiatives/mc/sf

Taking a Closer Look: A Guide to Online Resources on Family Involvementwww.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/guide/guide.htm

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Recommended Reading from the San Diego PALs

1. Including Every Parent: A Step-by Step Guide to Engage and Empower Parents at Your School

www.psinnovation.org

2. The Parent Project: A Workshop Approach to Parent Involvement by James Vopat

3. Teachers and Parents Together by Maureen Botrie and Pat Wenger

4. A Path to Follow: Learning to Listen to Parents by Patricia Edwards

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Recommended Reading from the San Diego PALs

5. Parent to Parent: Our Children, Their Literacy by Gerald R. Oglan and Averil Elcombe

6. Creating a Positive School Culture: How Principals and Teachers Can Solve Problems Together by Marie Nathalie Beaudoin and Maureen Taylor

7. Involving Latino Families in Schools: Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships by Concha Delgado Gaitan

Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resources to Build Your Partnership?Recommended Reading from the San Diego PALs

8. Parents are Lifesavers: A Handbook for Parent Involvement in Schools by Carol S. Batey

9. Building Trust for Better Schools: Research Based Practices by Julie Reed Kochanek

10. Parents and Teachers Working Together by Carol Davis and Alice Yang

11. The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

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12. Dealing with Difficult Parents and with Parents in Difficult Situations by Todd Whitaker and Douglas J. Fiore

Tools to Support Your WorkChapter 11

Tools to Support Your Work• Checklists• Family Involvement Policies• Questionnaires• Job Description for an Individual School Family Involvement

Coordinator• Surveys