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DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Leadership I and II February, 2011
Providing Services to Students, Families and Community through Collaboration
DSFCS Offices
•Title I/ Academic Intervention/ Bridges-21st CCLC•BSAP•Family and Community Outreach•Hispanic Achievement•MESA•International Student & Family Services
TYPE 1 – PARENTING
Help all families establish home environments to
support children as students.
Type I - Parenting
Academic Intervention: Provides professional development to site coordinators about communicating with families
Bridges: Partners with Howard Community College to provide opportunities for adult learning
BSAP: Facilitate neighborhood meetings to help parents understand school culture and policies
Family & Community Outreach: Acquaints parents with goals of program through personal communication and via an interactive web page.
Type I - Parenting
Hispanic Achievement: School based liaisons and Parent Academy equip parents with parenting skills
MESA: Acquaints parents with goals of program through personal communication and via an interactive web page
International Student & Family Services: Seminars deliver strategies with an emphasis placed on parenting
Title I: Provides professional development about family involvement for Title I schools
TYPE 2 – COMMUNICATING
Design effective forms of school-to-home and home-to-school communications about school
programs and children's progress.
Type 2 - Communicating
Academic Intervention: Provides parents with reports on progress through Summer Programs
Bridges: Newsletters highlighting student achievement and upcoming events
BSAP: School-based staff provide a variety of methods for parent communication
Family & Community Outreach: Parent engagement for SAT Prep classes
Type 2 - Communicating
Hispanic Achievement: Assists schools in communicating with parents in a linguistic and culturally effective manner.
MESA: Maintains an interactive web page that informs students and parents with regards to MESA activities
International Student & Family Services: Interpreting and Translation Services for P/T conferences and other communication needs.
Title I: Plans and facilitates math, reading, and MSA Family Nights
BASED UPON WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THESE 2 TYPES, HOW CAN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT YOU IN ENHANCING YOUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES?
1. Parenting2. Communicating
TYPE 3 - VOLUNTEERING
Recruit and organize parent help and
support.
Type 3 - Volunteering
Bridges: Parent and student field trips as incentives for student attendance or community service.
BSAP: Ongoing volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year
Family & Community Outreach: Summer school administrators secure community volunteers for student mock interviews
Hispanic Achievement: Extends personal invitations to parents to volunteer, offering different options that meet their availability.
Type 3 - Volunteering
MESA: Involves parents to serve as volunteers to assist teachers in helping students accomplish technical goals
International Student & Family Services: Facilitate events that promote parent volunteerism
TYPE 4 - LEARNING AT HOME
Provide information and ideas to families about how to help
students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities, decisions, and
planning.
Type 4 – Learning at Home
Academic Intervention: Summer Programs provide ideas for home-based summer learning through weekly newsletters
Bridges: During “Family Show Off Nights”, staff model learning activities to do at home with students in between demonstrations.
BSAP: Family participation in helping students set academic goals and review report cards
Family & Community Outreach: Elementary Reading teachers demonstrated reading techniques to children while parents observed
Type 4 – Learning at Home
Hispanic Achievement: Increases participation in what schools are already doing. Also, offers some workshops in Spanish and the Parent Academy
MESA: Encourages parental involvement by providing web based programs whereby students and parents may jointly participate
International Student & Family Services: Liaisons convey messages from teachers, counselors, and administrators about student’s academic concerns and school policies.
Title I: Provide parents with math and reading programs and other resources
BASED UPON WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THESE 2 TYPES, HOW CAN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT YOU IN ENHANCING YOUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES?
3. Volunteering4. Learning at Home
TYPE 5 - DECISION MAKING
Include parents in school decisions, developing
parent leaders and representatives.
Type 5 – Decision Making and Advocacy
Academic Intervention: Solicit parent feedback on Summer Programs, including areas in need of improvement
Bridges: Parent advisory boards that help with program activity planning, reviewing data and increasing community partnerships and parent involvement
BSAP: Collaborate with local organizations to provide leadership training for parents
Family & Community Outreach: Collaborate with counselors to provide parent training on effective advocacy
Type 5 – Decision Making and Advocacy
Hispanic Achievement: Talent spotting, extending personal invitations, and connecting with other parents.
MESA: Activities provide choices for parents and students to seek appropriate STEM field courses of study
International Student & Family Services: Prepares parents for all levels of leadership in parent organizations, advisory councils, and committees.
Title I: Parents provide input on schools’ Family Involvement Plans and Compacts
TYPE 6 COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNTY
Identify and integrate resources and services from the
community to strengthen school programs, family
practices, and student learning and development.
Type 6 – Collaborating with the Community
Academic Intervention: Summer Program staff are encouraged to engage community business partners in celebrating student success
Bridges: Sponsored Health Resource Fair for parents and students in collaboration with local health and safety organizations
BSAP: Provide extended day, week, and year learning opportunities that increase student achievement and cultural awareness
Family & Community Outreach: Partnered with community churches and Secondary curricular offices to present HSA information to community
Type 6 – Collaborating with the Community
Hispanic Achievement: Networking with other organizations that can serve the Hispanic community.
MESA: Prepares students for STEM field careers by collaborating with colleges, private industry, and government agencies
International Student & Family Services: Collaborates with community organizations to help immigrant families in the transition process
Title I: Works with community members and governmental stakeholders to increase resources available to families
BASED UPON WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THESE 2 TYPES, HOW CAN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT YOU IN ENHANCING YOUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES?
5. Decision Making6. Collaborating with Community
WHAT CAN DSFCS DO FOR YOU?