Making the Most of School-Family Compacts

Autor/inn/en	Henderson, Anne T.; Carson, Judy; Avallone, Patti; Whipple, Melissa
Titel	Making the Most of School-Family Compacts
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 68 (2011) 8, S.48-53 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Federal Legislation; Academic Achievement; At Risk Students; Family Environment; Parent School Relationship; Parent Participation; Educational Legislation; Parents; Parent Responsibility; Administrators; Teachers; Connecticut + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Bundesrecht; Schulleistung; Familienmilieu; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Eltern; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	Wouldn't it be great if a school's administrators and teachers could sit down with parents and exchange ideas about what part each might play in supporting students' learning--especially in schools with at-risk students? Henderson, Carson, Avallone, and Whipple describe how they helped three elementary schools in Connecticut do just that, through guiding the schools in revising their school-family compacts. Under No Child Left Behind, all schools receiving Title I funds are required to create "compacts" that outline how parents, school staff, and students will share responsibility for improving students' achievement. Compacts are meant to give parents information about a school's goals and strategies and how the home environment might support learning. But most schools create formulaic documents that parrot general language about parental responsibility. Connecticut's Department of Education initiated a program to improve compacts in urban schools throughout the state. The article describes how participating schools used this process--and district support--to build relationships, spark dialogue with parents, and make parents more aware of and involved in their children's school work. (Contains 1 endnote and 5 online resources.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10