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Dr. Karen L. Mapp of Harvard School of Education is an expert on families and communities in education. She is the co-author of A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement. She has served as president of the Institute for Responsive Education as well as deputy superintendent for Family and Community Engagement in the Boston Public Schools. Dr. Mapp provides national leadership in creating and implementing policies and practices that forge partnerships with families and communities to support student learning.
Introduction
Overview
- School, Family, Community Partnerships
- Definition of "Parent"
Why? The Research
- A New Wave of Evidence
- Family Engagements - Outcomes
- Community Partnerships - Outcomes
- Macro-Level Outcomes
What? Actions that Work
- Partnering for Successful Student Learning
- Protective Effect of Family Engagement
- Family Engagement Important at ALL Levels and ALL Families
- Family Engagement Need to be "Linked to Learning"
How? Partners for Learning
- Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
- Building Trust and Respect
- Building Partnerships
- Embracing Diversity
- Inviting Involvement
The Joining Process
- Cultivating a "School Family"
- Welcoming
The Joining Process
- Honoring
- Connecting
- Story to Demonstrate the Joining Process
Recommendations
- Putting These Findings Into Action
- Action Teams
- Inventories/Surveys
- Align with School Goals
- Family Engagement - A Strategy!
- Resources
- Metaphor for Family Engagement
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Essential Learnings
- The continuity of family involvement at home appears to have a protective effect on children as they progress through our complex education system
- Families of all cultural backgrounds, education, and income levels encourage their children, talk with them about school...
- Programs that successfully connect with families and community invite involvement, are welcoming, and address specific needs of parents and community.
- Parent involvement programs that are effective in engaging diverse families recognize, respect, and address cultural and class differences.
Grades
 Birth to 5
Elementary
Middle School
High School
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