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-21 st 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. Parenting 2. 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. Volunteering 4. 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 Making 6. Collaborating with Community

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