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Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
Enhancing Parent Engagement: The Indicator 8 Training Modules Series
January, 2011
Creating Family-School Partnerships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81LPAu5TkAY
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PaTTAN’s Mission
The mission of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance
Network (PaTTAN) is to support the efforts and initiatives of the Bureau of Special Education, and to build the capacity of local educational agencies to serve students who
receive special education services.
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PDE’s Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Our goal for each child is to ensure Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams begin with
the general education setting with the use of Supplementary Aids
and Services before considering a more restrictive
environment.
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Enhancing Parent EngagementAGENDA:
– Setting the Context
– An Overview of the National PTA Standards
– The Indicator 8 Needs Assessment
– Unpacking the Training Modules
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Enhancing Parent Engagement
Setting the Context
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• Top 5 Reasons Schools Need to Engage Parents
Enhancing Parent Engagement
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IDEA• State Performance Plan – Indicator 8:
• Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.
Using the NCSEAM Survey, the percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities
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Enhancing Parent Engagement
IDEA• State Performance Plan – Indicator 8:
• How is the data collected? • Each year, parents of school-aged
students with disabilities in approximately one-fifth of the state's LEAs receive the NCSEAM survey by mail and are asked to complete it. The survey consists of 25 questions designed to measure schools' efforts to partner with parents. Version 2: January,
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IDEA• State Performance Plan – Indicator 8:
• Question: What is a sufficient percent of parents with a school age child receiving special education services reporting that their schools met the NCSEAM standard of school-facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities?
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Enhancing Parent Engagement
IDEA• State Performance Plan – Indicator 8:
• FFY 2005 (baseline): 34.10%• FFY 2006: 34.02%• FFY 2007: 31.98%• FFY 2008: 34.50%
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Enhancing Parent Engagement
Overview of Phase I - Resource Development
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• Project Targeted for School Districts and Charter Schools– Continuous School Improvement – Effective Parent Engagement
• Developed In Partnership With:– Federally Funded Parent Centers– PaTTAN Parent Consultants– Consultline
Enhancing Parent Engagement
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Enhancing Parent Engagement
Phase I:– Development of publications for LEAs
– Dissemination of publications began in April, 2009
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Enhancing Parent Involvement: A Practical Guide for Pennsylvania’s Schools
• Themes – Leadership– Relationships– Training
• Each theme consists of:– Considerations based on research and best practice– Suggestions for implementation
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• Involve parents in decisions that affect student achievement
• Establish a rapport with the broader community
• Develop a family-school partnership policy
Section I: Leadership
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Section II: Relationships• Family involvement that supports student
learning at home is linked to improved student achievement (Henderson & Mapp, 2002)
• Family involvement is not a one-size fits all model
• Relationship building requires ongoing, two-way communication
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Section III: Training• Focus – Supporting Parents of Students
with Disabilities
• Parent and Family Training– Processes and programs of general and
special education
• School Staff Training– Core tenets of parent engagement
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Enhancing Parent Engagement:Phase II
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Enhancing Parent EngagementA Review of PTA’s National Standards for
Family-School Partnerships
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Standards for Family-School Partnerships
• Form groups of six
• Each member of the group will review a PTA standard
• Take notes on the Jigsaw worksheet found on the training CD
• Share findings with small group
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Enhancing Parent EngagementPhase II:• Development of
professional development modules for LEAs
• Each module addresses one of the National PTA Standards for Family and Community Engagement
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Professional Development Modules
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Professional Development Modules• Modules include:
– self-reflection activities– hands-on, practical experiences
and action planning
• Resources and materials are provided as an electronic toolkit
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Electronic ToolkitTraining Folder
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Needs Assessment
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The Indicator 8 Flowchart1. Needs Assessment
2. Module Overview
3. Core PowerPoint
Articles and
Resources
Activities Handouts
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• Overarching Parent Engagement Needs Assessment will guide LEAs in prioritizing which modules to address
Indicator 8 Needs Assessment
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Indicator 8 Training Module Components• Modules include:
– module overview
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Indicator 8 Training Module Components• Modules include:
– core PowerPoint presentation
• Core PowerPoint presentations can be
customized
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Core PowerPoint
• PowerPoint includes:– trainer’s notes
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Module Activities
• Modules include:– activity sheets
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Module Handouts
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Name of LEA: Person Completing Survey – include role: Contact Information:Module Completed:
Survey Question ResponseWhat were the findings from your needs assessment that led you to complete this module? Role(s) of the person(s) serving as facilitator:
Indicator 8 Training Module Evaluation
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Articles and Research
• Modules include:– resources
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Contact Information www.pattan.net
Carol Good, Assistant Director, [email protected] 1.800.446.5607 ext.6824Educational ConsultantsBarbara Monley, [email protected] ext. 7225
Susan Spadafore, [email protected] ext. 3409
DonnaIrene McKinley, [email protected] ext. 6859
Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaEdward G. Rendell, Governor
Pennsylvania Department of EducationAmy C. Morton, Acting Secretary
John J. Tommasini, DirectorBureau of Special Education
Patricia Hozella, Assistant DirectorBureau of Special Education
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