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Family Involvement in
Children's Education

Successful Local Approaches

An Idea Book

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Resources for Involving Families in Education
• Successful Local Approaches to Family Involvement in Education
  • Overcoming Time and Resource Constraints
  • Providing Information and Training to Parents and School Staff
  • Restructuring Schools to Support Family Involvement
  • Bridging School-Family Differences
  • Tapping External Supports for Partnerships
  • Effects on Students and Families
• Conclusions About Establishing and Sustaining Partnerships
• References
• Appendix A: Profiles of Successful Partnerships

  Atenville Elementary School:

  Parents as Education Partners in a Rural Setting

  Buffalo Parent Center:

  A Large Urban School District Gives Parents a Place of Their Own

  Cane Run Elementary School:

  A Parent-Friendly, Family Focused Urban School

  Rodney B. Cox Elementary School:

  A Small Town, Full Service School

  Ferguson Elementary School:

  Restructuring an Inner-City School to Support Family Involvement

  Hueco Elementary School:

  Promoting Cultural Understanding and Communication in a Rural School

  Maine School Administration District #3:

  A Geographically Dispersed, Rural District Draws Parents into Schools

  Stockton Unified School District Parent Resource Center:

  A Racially Diverse, Urban District Stresses Information and Training for Parents

  Wendell Phillips Visual and Performing Arts Magnet:

  An Open-Door Policy for Inner-City Parents

  Roosevelt High School (The Alliance Schools Initiative):

  An Inner-City High School Joins a Statewide Effort

• Appendix B: Descriptions of 20 Successful Local Approaches
• Appendix C: Contact Information for Profiled Partnership Programs
• Appendix D: Resources for Building Successful Partnerships
  • Parent Information and Resource Centers: FY 1995 Goals 2000 Grantees
  • Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers
  • Regional Educational Laboratories
  • Research and Development Centers
  • Educational Resources and Information Center (ERIC) Information Related to School-Family Partnerships
  • Other Publications
  • The Partnership for Family Involvement in Education

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