Is Your School Family-Friendly? Agenda Richard Woods, Richard - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Agenda Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future”  Why gadoe.org gadoe.org - Pre-Session Assessment - Core Beliefs  What - National PTA Standards for Family-School Partnerships  How - Georgia’s Family -Friendly Partnership Schools

How Family-Friendly Is Your School? Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Please complete Column 1.

Pre-Session Assessment Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future”  What does your school look like? gadoe.org gadoe.org  Where are there areas of welcoming environments?  Where are there areas for improvement?

Core Beliefs Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent  Parents have dreams for their “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org children and want the best for them.  All parents have the capacity to support their children’s learning.  Parents and school staff should be equal partners.  Responsibility for building partnerships between school and home rests primarily with school staff, especially school leaders. *Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships , by Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson, and Don Davies (New York, NY: The New Press, 2007).

Why Welcoming Environments? Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Welcoming environments provide parents with a reciprocal relationship where not only do they feel that they belong to the school, but also that the school belongs to them. - Henderson, Mapp, Johnson, and Davies (2007)

PTA’s National Standards Richard Woods, Richard Woods, for Family-School Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Partnerships The focus is not what schools should do to engage parents — it is what parents, schools, and communities can do together to support student success.

Welcoming All Families into the School Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Community Families are active participants in the life of the school, and feel welcomed, valued, and connected to each other, to school staff, and to what students are learning and doing in class.

Georgia’s Systems of Con ontin tinuous uous Imp mprovement ement Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/Federal-Programs/Pages/default.aspx

Georgia’s Family -Friendly Partnership School Initiative Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org

Previous Award Winning Schools Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org

Where to Start: Data Based Decision Making Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Parent Survey

It’s at partnerships.gadoe.org Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org

It’s at partnerships.gadoe.org Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org

Virtual Tour Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org  http://partnerships.gadoe.org or http://bit.ly/ffps_learn

Small Group Work Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org  Elementary Scenarios  Middle-High Scenarios  http://partnerships.gadoe.org or http://bit.ly/ffps_learn

Scenarios — Small Groups Richard Woods, Richard Woods,  Form small groups of 2-3 people. Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org  Read the scenario.  Discuss with your small group what are some changes that can be made to improve the welcoming environment.  Be prepared to summarize what your group discussed.

Walk-Through Exercise Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future”  Invite members gadoe.org gadoe.org of the school staff, the community, and other parents to walk through the school together using the handout.  http://partnerships.gadoe.org or http://bit.ly/ffps_learn

References Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future”  Georgia Department of Education’s Family - gadoe.org gadoe.org Friendly Partnership Schools Initiative at http://bit.ly/ffps_learn  Henderson, A.T., Mapp, K.L., Johnson, V., Davies, D. (2007). Beyond the bake sale: The essential guide to family-school partnerships. New York, NY: The New Press.  Parent Teacher Association. (n.d.). National standards for family-school partnerships. Retrieved from http://www.pta.org/national_standards.asp 8/11/2017 19

Questions Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org