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001 2006019254
003 DLC
005 20070404082129.0
008 060612s2007 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2006019254
020 $a9781565848887 (pbk.)
020 $a1565848888 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aLB1048.5$bB49 2007
082 00 $a371.19/2$222
245 00 $aBeyond the bake sale :$bthe essential guide to family-school partnerships /$cAnne T. Henderson ... [et al.].
260 $aNew York :$bThe New Press,$c2007.
300 $axiv, 338 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 320-323).
505 0 $aWhy partnerships are important -- Introduction: why bother to read this book? -- What is a family-school partnership supposed to look like? -- Getting started : building the relationship -- Ready, set, go! how do you know if you're really open to partnership? -- Developing relationships : how can you build trust instead of blaming each other? -- Checklist : how family-friendly is your school? -- Guidelines for action from research -- Linking to learning : how will involving parents help your test scores? -- Checklist : how closely is your school's parent involvement program linked to student learning? -- Addressing differences : how can you relate to families who don't share the same culture and values? -- Checklist : how well is your school bridging class and cultural differences? -- Supporting advocacy : how can you transform pushy parents into partners you can work with? -- Checklist : how well does your school support parents as advocates? -- Sharing power : who's in charge here? -- Checklist : how well is your school sharing power and practicing democracy? -- Scaling up : why can't all schools create strong partnerships with families? -- Checklist : how well does your district practice family and community engagement? -- Resources and tools -- Help! where can you find useful resources to build your partnership? -- Chapter topics -- Selected resources -- Recommended reading from the San Diego Pals book club -- Tools : where do we start? -- Attitude check exercise -- Code of conduct for your school - tips -- Conference checklist -- District policy on family-school partnerships - elements to -- Include -- Family involvement coordinator - sample job description -- Family welcome questionnaire -- Homework survey -- Needs assessment survey -- Parent review -- Parent survey -- School climate survey -- School family involvement policy - tips -- Welcoming letter sample -- Appendix 1: recommendations from the Boston task force report on family and community engagement.
650 0 $aEducation$xParent participation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHome and school$zUnited States.
700 1 $aHenderson, Anne T.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006019254.html