Patty Bunker National Director Parenting Partners Family Leadership Inc.
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Common Core Parenting:Best Practice Strategies to Support Student Success
Core Components: Successful Models
Patty BunkerNational Director
Parenting PartnersFamily Leadership Inc.
U.S. Dept. of Ed
Family’s Role:• Academic• Social• Emotional Development
Everyone Agrees!
Common Refrain • Desire: More
Families• Diverse Backgrounds
& Cultures• Engaged in Child’s
Education• Strong Partnerships –
Home & Schools
Family Engagement: HOW
• Cultivate and Sustain
• Positive Relationships
• Partnerships for Shared Responsibility
The ChallengeCurrent Policies and Programs
Flawed Assumptions
Collective Capacity to Succeed
Some Parenting Partners Observations
Flawed Practices/ Assumptions• Parents as Consumers vs. Partners• Service Delivery vs. Valuing Parents’
Contributions• Expecting Involvement w/o Investing in Capacity Building• District Wide vs. School-based• Academic Focus vs. Parent Skills
Success Starts at Home
• Importance of home environment coming into focus
• Creating calm and quiet at home
• Efforts in classroom maximized when parents encourage achievement
The Evolution of Parent Engagement• Developing a new mindset– Parent engagement is no longer just
a compliance issue• Family Engagement vs. Parent
Involvement• Moving beyond Random, Discrete
Activities• Building leadership capacity
Epstein’s 6 Types of Involvement: NNPS
• Stresses the importance of going beyond the status quo
• Calls for a more systemic, sustainable approach
• Attempts to increase the skills of both teachers and parents
Epstein’s 6 Types of Involvement: NNPS
• Parenting• Communicating• Volunteering• Learning at Home• Decision- Making• Collaborating with the
Community
Focus: Building Capacity
Skill Mastery & Knowledge
Relationships & Networks
Assumptions, Values, Beliefs
Self- Efficacy
Capacity = Whole “Developmental Assets” What
Kids Need to Succeed
What Parents/Adults NeedValuing & Building on Strengths
Skill-Building and Affirmation
Creating and Strengthening Relationships
Partnering with Other Adults – Not in Isolation
Positive View of Future: What we are Capable of Accomplishing With and
For our Children
Asset SkitWhat are some of your Dreams and Goals for your children?
What are the Risk Factors your children face that could prevent them from reaching these goals?
The Power of Assets to Protect
The Power of Assets to Promote Health and Academic Success
All Four Capacity Building Components
Requiredto enable Staff & Parents
to Cultivate & SustainFamily Engagement
Focus: Building Capacity
Skill Mastery & Knowledge
Relationships & Networks
Assumptions, Values, Beliefs
Self- Efficacy
SystemConditions For Success
Systemic
Integrated
Sustained
Systemic: Parent Engagement is a CORE COMPONENT of Educational Goals
Integrated: Embedded into all Structures & Processes (Training, Prof Dev., Teaching, etc)
Sustained: Adequate funding & infrastructure support. Multiple funding streams, component of overall improvement strategy.
SCHOOL LEADERS ARE COMMITTED TO and HAVE A SYSTEMIC VISION Of
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
ProcessConditions For Success
• Linked to Learning
• Relational• Developmental• Collaborative• Interactive
Aligned with School and District Achievement Goals
Connects Parents: Teaching and Learning Goals
Linked to Learning
Building Respect and Trusting Relationships
Between Families and
District, School, & Program Staff
Relational
Not just providing a service
Building Intellectual, Social, and Human CapacityOf “Stakeholders”: Parents & Staff
Developmental
Learning is conducted in Group vs. Individual Setting
Focused on Building Strong Networks & Learning Communities
Collective/Collaborative
Participants given Opportunities to
Test Out, Practice & Apply New Skills!
Interactive
Effective Home/School Partnerships
What do they look like?
• Honor & Recognize Families’ Fund of Knowledge
• Connect Family Engagement to Student Learning
• Create Welcoming, Inviting Cultures
School and Program Staff:
• Have Developed Skills, Knowledge & Confidence
• Negotiate Multiple Roles of Effective Engagement
• Feel Honored and Respected
Families
• Actively Engaged in their Children’s Academic, Social and Emotional Development
(Cradle to Career)
• Partnership with School for Academic Achievement
Families
But…HOW?• Frameworks show
“what” to do, but don’t show “how” to do it
• Quality programs are needed that help schools implement the core components
• Sustainable Model
Selecting Best Practice Programs: A ChecklistDevelops Parents’ Skills & Capacity
to Support Achievement
Practical and Relational
Sustainable – Ongoing support
Best practice – Research Based
Builds Parent Leadership
Addressing the Need
US Dept. of Ed. Recommends:• Linked to Learning
• Relational
• Developmental
• Collaborative
• Interactive
Parenting Partners Provides:
• Focus on Academics
• Practical Parenting Skills
• Builds capacity of both Teachers and Parents
• Parents work together and with their schools
• Each parent participates in fun skill building exercises
Engaging Parents for Student Success
Key Principles of Parent Engagement
Build on Strengths of Parents
Leadership is the Secret Sauce
Valuable Parenting Qualities
Caring Good Listener FlexibleLoving Trustworthy ConsistentPatient Creative Playful
Follow-ThroughStructured
Engaging Parents for Student Success
Key Principles of Parent Engagement
Parenting Skills are Leadership Skills• Listening• Clear Expectations• Dealing with conflict • Affirmation and Encouraging
Paper Heart Skit
Words that wound the hearts of our children
Creating Structure for Student Achievement
Com
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Key Principles of Parent Engagement
Parents Make Great Trainers
They are credible
Parent trainers provides sustainability
Dads reach dads
They have language & cultural skills
1. Each school forms a team with up to 5 members
Teams include parents and key staff members.
2. The team attends the 2-day Facilitators Training Together
• Teams practice presenting the workshops.
• Each team receives coaching at their table in their own language.
3. At the close of Training, teams have everything they need:
• Comprehensive Team Resource Kit
• Competence, Confidence, Certification
• Complete team plan for strong attendance
• Coach for ongoing support
4. Teams now lead the 8-week workshop series at their school.
Teams can offer the workshops multiple times throughout the year.
Outcomes ADA Attendance Improves
Reading, Academics Improve
Students’ Behavior Improves
Sustainable program produces more skillful parents and positive parent leaders
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