Partnering with Parents and Families by Flores, Kimberley J https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha Week 3 en-us 2023-07-13 22:54:51 UTC 2025-11-06 11:28:42 UTC hello@padlet.com All parents want their children to succeed and should be seen as partners in education. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644743684 2023-07-14 01:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644743684 Collectivism (other countries) vs individualism (USA) https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644743851 2023-07-14 01:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644743851 Three spheres of influence https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644744274 Parents, teachers, students]]> 2023-07-14 01:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644744274 How we view parent roles vs how they view their roles. Are they supposed to be educating their kids? Or is that primarily our job? https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644744379 2023-07-14 01:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644744379 Parent/family engagement is one of the "5 Essential Elements" for school improvement. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644744440 2023-07-14 01:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644744440 Proximity to families- not just physical but emotional closeness- talk to them and get to know them (professional relationship, of course) https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644745107 2023-07-14 01:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644745107 Types of Models https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644745238 External: together or apart
Internal: interacting of three spheres]]> 2023-07-14 01:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644745238 Enhancing school relations https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644745268 Changes to be made by teachers to be inclusive of families.

]]> 2023-07-14 01:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644745268 School staff & leaders must: create an inclusive culture, build trust, create capacity-building opportunities, & dedicate necessary resources to build these crucial partnerships. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746092 2023-07-14 01:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746092 Six Types of Involvement https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746093 Parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, collaborating with community.]]> 2023-07-14 01:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746093 Explain school and district policies and initiatives for families in their cultural terms https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746188 2023-07-14 01:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746188 Piloting potential hybrid school culture. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746654 Parents and teachers work together to create a working relationship to help students succeed. ]]> 2023-07-14 01:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746654 Practices, challenges and expected results (6 types of involvement) https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746870 2023-07-14 01:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746870 Our Beliefs Matter https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746929 Like Sarah said, we have to believe parents want the best, have a lot to offer, and it is the schools responsibility to involve and bring in the parents.]]> 2023-07-14 01:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644746929 Parent & family outreach is a Title 1 & 3 requirement for ML families. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644747222 2023-07-14 01:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644747222 Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement and Sample Practices https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644747661 1. Parenting
2. Communicating
3. Volunteering
4. Learning at Home
5. Decision Making
6. Collaborating with the Community]]> 2023-07-14 01:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644747661 Excepting parents where they are https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644747756 Some parents find it very difficult to accommodate the dominant culture expectations.]]> 2023-07-14 01:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644747756 Actions Teams https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748478 1.  Create team
2. Obtain support
3.  ID starting points
4. Develop a 3-year plan
5. Continue planning and working]]> 2023-07-14 01:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748478 Group ethnography- https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748521 have parents fill out a post it note with "yes" and student's name.  Posters are around the room with questions (Is this your first child at school? Do you have any other children at this school?  Do you read and write in English/Spanish?) and parents place the post it note on any poster they respond yes to- get to know your parents in low-stakes situations for them]]> 2023-07-14 01:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748521 Dual Capacity Framework https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748668 https://www.dualcapacity.org/]]> 2023-07-14 01:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748668 What is a parent's responsibility? https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748705 Academic teaching or Social teaching]]> 2023-07-14 01:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644748705 Bridging Cultures Project https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644750181 Four researchers and seven elementary teachers.]]> 2023-07-14 01:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644750181 Action Teams https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644750745 Steps to create caring community partnerships]]> 2023-07-14 01:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644750745 Awesome tables: Stages of the 6 areas of parent involvement and the WHY it is important. It has practice for what it should look like and suggestions for each area of involvement. Challenges with different areas of involvement and how to resolve them using this model with expected results. Action steps that will help build involvement. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644751301 2023-07-14 01:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644751301 https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644751815 Six types of involvement:
Parenting: establish what should be going on in home environment to help students achieve or succeed
Communication: effective ways to communicate from home to school, school to home
Volunteering
Learning at home: providing information to families on how to help students at home
Decision making: include parents in decisions, advisory council 
Collaborating with community]]> 2023-07-14 01:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644751815 Working with Families https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644754478 Partnership
Relationship
Value
Roles]]> 2023-07-14 01:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644754478 Parent involvement can look different and still be "involved" https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644755161 2023-07-14 01:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644755161 We HAVE to leverage our families as school leaders because those partnerships are NECESSARY & POWERFUL. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644757954 2023-07-14 01:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644757954 https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644758574 Increased parent involvement, various experience. 
individualism vs collectivism
Increased proximity to families:
Informal interactions
More available to parents

Designed new classroom practices:
different ways to volunteer, different schedules, supported parents

Advocate for schools, put themselves in schools

Higher level of engagement]]> 2023-07-14 01:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644758574 There are lots of models & ideas for parent/family engagement, but ultimately it comes down to building trust & capacity. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644758978 2023-07-14 01:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644758978 Framework https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644759914 Include a framework, team, changes need to come from school not family, action steps ]]> 2023-07-14 01:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644759914 Outreach to families & engagement with them is not optional. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644760378 2023-07-14 01:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644760378 Group 3-Three phases of the study. Step 1: PD on Collectivism vs Individualism. Teachers gained cultural awareness that helped build relationships with families. Increased types of interactions with families, changed classroom schedules to give chances for parent interaction, and changed types of involvement/volunteering opportunities. Teachers became ethnographers. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644760696 2023-07-14 01:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644760696 The Imporantance of Sphere of Influence: https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644761236 Educator: If the family would just do it's job, we could do our job.
Families: I raised this child, now it is your job to educate them]]> 2023-07-14 01:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644761236 Schools and districts should self-evaluate their current status with FSCP. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644761523 2023-07-14 01:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644761523 FSCPs are essential for student achievement. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644763237 2023-07-14 01:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644763237 Group 3-1) There are different stages of parent involvement. 2) All provided strategies and steps for implementation. 3) Emphasized the necessity for parent involvement. 4) Students education benefits from parent involvement. 5) All research based knowledge. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764225 2023-07-14 01:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764225 Importance of Family/School/Community Partnership https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764378 Colorado designed a framework:

1)  Inclusive Culture
2) Built trusting relationships
3) Design capacity building opportunities
4)  Dedicate necessary resources

State Legislation align to National Standards

1) Welcoming Families into school community
2) Communicating effectively
3) Supporting success
4) Speaking Up for Students
...

Lower Impact and Higher Impact

Title I and Title III 

Provide information in language parents can understand

Engagement

Outreach

Opt Out

Partnerships are necessary for success

Action Team 

Provide Professional Development


]]> 2023-07-14 01:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764378 It is a part of the 5 E survey. Frameworks are provided and steps are there for any part of the process your school is at. You can start at any point. A great tool for the leader walking into the school and helping the school reach out to the parents and community. https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764632 2023-07-14 01:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764632 Trumbull https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764753 Increased Ability to take parents perspectives
Increased cultural awareness  brought about new practices
New schedules to accommodate Families, lunch time meetings
New form for parent teacher conferences
, small groups of parents as opposed to one vs one
New forms of engaging parents. ]]> 2023-07-14 01:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kflores002/ckbdr20lzoxjobha/wish/2644764753