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What strategies do you use to build and cultivate collaborative partnerships with families and parents in your current role?

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What strategies do you use to build and cultivate collaborative partnerships with families and parents in your current role?

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Home visits and suggest activities that parents can do with their children in the home.

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Find something outside of school 'talk' to discuss...favorite football team, upcoming event in the community, etc...

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I encourage leadership teams to include students and parents in decision making.

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I encourage leadership teams to include students and parents in decision making.

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share resources

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I share my experience with my daughter and her need for special education services for math to show that I truly understand the educator perspective and parent perspective.

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I am typically presenting medical information to families. I think taking the time to explain things in a way that they understand and answering questions helps to build a more collaborative partnership.

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Seek first to understand, ask lots of questions, before I say much.

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I try to send a postcard or email to the student/family when I see they have made progress or earned a recognition (met a goal, Turn Around Award, etc.)

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I try to send a postcard or email to the student/family when I see they have made progress or earned a recognition (met a goal, Turn Around Award, etc.)

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I offer strategies that can help families at home. Being available to them creates lasting relationships.

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Coaching with families in early access home visits. Notes home on Friday folders for preschool students.

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I share with families about who I am and what I have experienced.
I ask families, "What can I do to help you? What information do you need?"
I ask families "What do you need for me to know?

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Home visits, school activities, events, coaching

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Listen to the families talk before jumping into 'business.'

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Listen to the families talk before jumping into 'business.'

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I share resources with teachers so the teachers can share with parents.

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Sharing resources for teachers which they can then share with parents.

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Talk with parents regularly about evaluations/IEPs throughout the process of evaluation/re-evaluation. Catch families as drop off/pick up when possible. Emphasize that IEPs are drafts and have the parents really share ideas during meetings vs just reading recommendations.