1. Family & Community Involvement Planning Session
Louisiana Positive Behavior Support Project
A cooperative endeavor with the
Louisiana Department of Education

2. Subway Orders $5.45-please write name on envelope
Sandy Seruntine
Melanie L
Darlene French
Steve Hargrave
Susie Reeves
Shey Barrett
Linda Pittman
Renee
Bridget Bergeron
Dorothy Lewis (Order 1)
Order 2
Order 3
Shirley Christopher
Chere Abadie
Debbie Rogers
PBS Staff

3. Purpose of the Session Identify types of involvement related to PBS
Discuss strategies & resources for collaboration
Action plan future directions for your district in relation to family/community engagement

4. Benefits of Family Involvement: Parents
Communication/relations with children and teachers improves
Self-esteem goes up
Education level/skills increase
Decision-making skills become stronger
Attitude toward school and school personnel improves

5. Benefits of Family Involvement: Students
Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates
Better school attendance
Increased motivation, better self-esteem
Lower rates of suspension
Decreased use of drugs and alcohol
Fewer instances of violent behavior
Greater enrollment in postsecondary education

6. Benefits of Family Involvement: Teachers
Greater morale (and self-esteem)
Teaching effectiveness (proficiency) increases
Job satisfaction goes up
Communication/relations with students, parents, families, and communities improves
Community support of schools increases

7. Quick Research Facts Courtesy of Michigan Department of Education
(pages 2-5)

8. Where are you now?
District Triangle Activity Self-Assessment (p. 7)

9. Six Types of Parent Involvement
Joyce Epstein’s
Six Types of Parent Involvement
1 Parenting
2 Communicating
3 Volunteering
4 Learning at Home
5 School Decision Making and Advocacy
6 Collaborating with the Community
John Hopkins University

10. PARENTING
Type 1
Assist families with parenting and child-rearing skills, understanding child and adolescent development, and setting home conditions that support children as students at each age and grade level
Assist schools in understanding families, family resiliency and family development

11. Parenting Strategies Create “PBS at Home” classes for parents
Create behavior support classes for parents and community members
Provide training in parents’ native language

12. Brochures Positive Solutions for Families Brochure (p. 9-10)
Parents Partnering in PBS Brochure (Top 10) (p. 11)
Parent Brochure from MODEL Program (p. 12)

13. Resources & Activities
Family Engagement Article (pp )
Early Childhood Activities * *

14. Share Time after next session!

15. Action Planning (p. 82) Type 1: Parenting
See Epstein’s Summary Page p. 23

16. Invited Guest
Monica Ballay, LASIG

17. COMMUNICATING
Type 2
Communicate with families about PBIS kick offs, training events, team meetings, activities and individual student progress through effective school-to-home and home-to-school communications.

18. Communication Strategies
Design effective forms of school-to-home and home-to-school communications about school programs and children’s progress.
Share results of PBS assessments and surveys with parents
Create and maintain a PBS bulletin board
Create “PBS In Action” video
Include PBS motto on school letterhead
Provide

19. Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct Activity

20. Other Ideas Open House/Orientation/Parent Nights
Sporting Events (expectations, shirts, SIP Plan Sign off)
Example Letters (p )

21. Visibility Website http://www.rapides.k12.la.us/sped/TC_2/

22. Additional Items
Mastricola PBS Parent Survey & Results (see LAPBS website)
Videos/Podcasts
Postcards
Newsletters
Gonzales Middle (p )
Mastricola News (p )

23. Resources
(p )
Jefferson County Public Schools PBS Power Point (p )

24. Share Time! Parenting & Communicating

25. Action Planning
Type 2: Communicating
See Epstein’s Summary Page p. 58

26. Type 3
VOLUNTEERING
Improve recruitment, training, work, and schedules to involve families and community members as volunteers and audiences at school or in other locations to support students and school wide PBIS programs at all levels.

27. Volunteering Strategies
Recruit and organize parent help and support
Create a volunteer book that describes the PBS program and behavior expectation for parents
Have parent available to read to students as PBS Incentive or reward
Have parents help children design PBS posters
Survey parents for “donations” to reinforce staff
Recruit volunteers for “fun days” tied into your reinforcement system

28. Share Time after next session!

29. Action Planning
Type 3: Volunteering
See Epstein’s Summary Page p. 60

30. Bridget Bergeron, St. Martin Parish
Invited Guest
Bridget Bergeron, St. Martin Parish

31. Type 4
LEARNING AT HOME
Involve families with their children in learning activities at home, including homework and other curriculum-related activities and decisions
Family liaisons creating PBIS home matrix using school wide expectations

32. Learning at Home Strategies
Provide information and ideas to families to families about how to help students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities, decisions and planning.
Have web topic and activities available each week/month
Purchase resources that parents can check-out that support the PBS initiative
Have children explain and give examples of how PBS works with their family as “homework”
Have PBS video available for checkout/download with follow-up activities
PBS Home Matrix (p. 62)

33. Share Time! Volunteering & Learning at Home

34. Action Planning Type 4: Learning at Home
See Epstein’s Summary Page p. 63

35. Invited Guest
Ascension Parish

36. Type 5
DECISION MAKING
Include families and community members as participants in school wide PBIS teams in decision making, planning, implementation and evaluation processes
This can include PTA/PTO, school councils, committees, action teams, and other family support resources and family liaisons
Must be reflective of school’s ethnicity and culture

37. Decision Making Strategies
Include parents in school decisions, developing parent leaders and representatives
Recruit multiple family members for PBS team who are not employees or educators
Alternate meeting times: morning, afternoon and evening
Pair new parents with veteran parents
Offer “short term’ participation on PBS team, with option to renew
Plan for care of children during meeting
Involve parents in selection of incentives and celebrations

38. Roles of Family LASIG Handout Roles of Families (p. 65-66)
Contract Handout for parents (p. 67)
10 Skills (Abate & Mann, 2006) (p. 68)

39. Share Time after next session!

40. Action Planning Type 5: Decision Making
See Epstein’s Summary Page p. 69

41. COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY
Type 6
Coordinate resources and services for students, families, and the school with businesses, agencies, and other groups, and provide services to the community
Allow some to serve on peripheral team

42. Community Strategies
Identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and development
Collaborate with local businesses and recreation centers to promote positive behavior expectations
Recognize community partners and parents at PBS celebrations, newsletter, resource
Create implementation video that shows PBS in action to show at local library, town hall
Community Signs
Donations
Call the newspaper!

43. Share Time! Decision Making & Collaborating with Community

44. Action Planning Type 6: Collaborating with Community
See Epstein’s Summary Page (p. 71)

45. Additional Resource
Louisiana Promise

46. District Planning: Next Steps
Family Engagement Checklist Handout
(Muscott & Mann, 2004) (p )
NY State Team Implementation Checklist
(p. 75)
Marketing & Visibility Plan (Tennessee)
(p )
Lead & Succeed: District Inventory (John Hopkins University) (p )

47. Action Plan Wrap-Up Discussion

48. Books
School-Family Partnerships for Children’s Success. Patrikakou, Weissberg, Redding,
and Walberg. Columbia, 2005
Schools and Families: Creating Essential Connections for Learning. Christenson and Sheridan. Guilford, 2001
Parenting with Positive Behavior Support. Hieneman and Childs. Brookes, 2006

49. More books…
Beyond the Bake Sale: the Essential Guide to Family/School Partnerships. Henderson, Johnson, Mapp and Davies. New Press, 2007
School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook in Action, 2nd edition. Epstein, Sanders, Simon. Corwin, 2002

50. Resources www.lapositivebehavior.com www.pbis.org www.lasig2.org