1. Chapter Seventeen
Strategies for Identifying Community Resources and Working with Community Partners
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2. In This Chapter You Should:
Define the features of community collaboration
Identify practices for effective interagency collaboration
Describe ways in which all involved parties can collaborate
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3. Communication Legal obligations for open communication
Schools versus parents/caregivers
Types of communication
What is the goal or purpose of communication?
Informing caregivers
Allowing caregivers to respond
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4. Participation Collaborative activities
Restricted versus unrestricted
Positive affects of caregiver participation
Affects on children
Affects on the school system
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5. Governance Building relationships through community governance
Avoiding disagreements
e.g., “Sex Education” curriculum
Identifying which initiatives are important to the community
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6. Practices for Effective Interagency Collaboration
Full-service or community schools
Variety of services/information for the community
Three collaborative components to community schools
Collaboration among administrators
Collaboration among community service providers
Collaboration among members of participating agencies
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7. Ways in Which All Involved Come Together
Reduction of stressors on families
Improved academic and behavior among students
Teachers are not responsible for additional services
Interagency agreements
Two IDEA-mandated transitions
These are made easier through a collaborative relationship with outside service providers
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