Community Partnerships to Support High School Success

Institution	Harvard Family Research Project
Titel	Community Partnerships to Support High School Success
Quelle	(2011), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High Schools; School Restructuring; Graduation Rate; Dropout Rate; Community Involvement; Academic Achievement; Grants; School Community Relationship; Academic Persistence; Family Involvement; Family School Relationship; Holistic Approach; Empowerment; Parent Participation; Cooperative Planning; Student Needs; Innovation; Poverty; At Risk Students; Barriers; Attendance Patterns; Access to Information; Standardized Tests; Academic Failure; Student Diversity; Scores; California; Florida; Illinois; Missouri; Nevada; Pennsylvania; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Schulleistung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Holistischer Ansatz; Elternmitwirkung; Armut; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Kalifornien
Abstract	Graduation and dropout rates are the center of the conversation about high school reform, with President Obama and the U.S. Department of Education leading the charge to boost high school and college graduation rates among our nation's students in the next ten years. Recognizing the need for a comprehensive approach to keeping teens in school and successfully completing high school, the AT&T Foundation awarded the United Way Worldwide (UWW) a grant to start a new initiative--"Family Engagement for High School Success". The goal of this grant was to identify promising family engagement strategies with a strong likelihood of raising high school graduation rates, and to share that information with communities around the country. Together with Harvard Family Research Project, UWW worked with local United Way chapters across the country to develop plans for high school success. The planning process made possible by this initiative was innovative and unique. It helped strengthen schools' and communities' action plans by emphasizing a holistic view of students in which families supported and advocated for their successful journey to high school graduation. By adopting an outcome-focused approach and using local data, local United Way sites designed different models of family engagement that removed barriers and built stronger connections between families, schools, and communities. The process also engaged school and community partners for buy-in, as well as empowered parents and students to take an active role in planning so that strategies would address their real needs and interests. This was the first time in these communities that all stakeholders participated in developing strategies to boost high school graduation rates, which resulted in action plans that had true potential for success. In all, 15 United Way chapters and their surrounding communities participated in the planning process, and 8 of them are implementing their plans beginning in the 2010-2011 academic year. This report profiles eight of the sites, highlighting: (1) Family, school, and community participation in this planning process; (2) Innovative approaches and strategies to enhance family and community engagement and improve student outcomes; (3) Early successes that emerged during the planning phase; and (4) The identification of measurable outcomes for year one (end of the focal students' 9th grade year) and year four (end of the focal students' 12th grade year). [This paper was prepared for the United Way Worldwide Family Engagement High School Success Initiative with support from AT&T.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Harvard Family Research Project. Harvard University, 3 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-495-9108; Fax: 617-495-8594; e-mail: hfrp@gse.harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.hfrp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10