What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: 55 Partnership Strategies

Emphasizing that students learn best when families and schools work together to promote student achievement, What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families offers teachers and administrators 55 practical strategies for forming effective partnerships with every type of family group.

From traditional forms of communication—such as open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and fundraising efforts—to hot-button topics such as bullying and discipline, this book helps educators bridge the gap between school and home by providing:

• Solidly researched strategies with relevant how-to applications, tips, precautions, and additional resources
• Strategies for reaching out to non-mainstream or non-traditional families
• A chapter on the role of non-parental caregivers
• Proven methods for including families in discussions about homework, literacy, mathematics, and students with special needs