test 1 for family collaboration

Definition of family engagement

Process used to build genuine relationships with families

Benefits of family involvement for students, families, educators, and schools

·      Grades and test scores- go up

·      Advancement -less likely to retain a grade

·      Educational placement- more likely to be tested and check for challenges or services that are needed

·      Attendance- goes up

·      Attitude- positive

·      Social Skills- better to interact with others

·      Behavior- few issues

·      Graduation- more likely to graduate

Barriers to successful family involvement – educators, families, school and district,

·      Atmosphere

·      Policies- some schools may not allow visitors to come in

·      Funding- the school only gives a certain amount of money

·      Participation

Where do children live?

·      70.1% live with two parents

·      21.4% live with single mother

·      4.4% live with single father

·      4.1% live with neither parent

Economic status of American families

·      Family of 4 poverty level -$32,150

·      More likely to live in poverty

·      Single parent homes

·      African American, American Indian, or Hispanic homes

·      Living in Sothern states (live more in poverty)

Race and ethnicity of American families

·      Family is - People living together who are living together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption

o   Can also be your support system

·      Latino and Asian American families

·      White families

·      Biracial and multiracial families

Diverse definition of family for educators

Expands for educators to people who care, support system, those who love each other, family isn’t just related

 

Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory

·      Microsystem- anything directly connected to the child

·      Mesosystem – how can I help my child with reading

·      Ecosystem- children are affected but not directly connected (parent's job)

o   Parents’ hours, stress, wages, benefits

·      Macrosystem- values and cultural beliefs (sending child to catholic school)

·      Chronosystem- broad influence on child

o   Media, historical world events

 

Dunst’s Family Empowerment models

·      Family centered practices

·      Child learning opportunities

·      Parenting supports

·      Family / community supports and resources

·      Learning and development

Coleman’s social and human capital

·      Social capital- the relations between people to provide a network of support

o   Looking out for others with connections you may have (family mem)

·      Human capital- the sum of skills incapability’s that make a person productive

o   Getting college education (have experience)

Moll’s Funds of Knowledge

·      Knowledge and skills

·      Positive

·      Research the community (get to know community)

·      Study groups

·      Go back and re-examine them

Comer’s School Development Program

·      Children’s needs

·      Decisions- based on what is best for the school and students

o   Cafeteria workers, janitors, teachers

·      Collaboration

o   Staff

·      Problem solving- assessing, is it working or not,

o   Professional development for staff to best meet students’ needs

Cultural liaisons

·      person who acts as a guide to all the cultural and the families

o   Research cultural backgrounds

Community liaisons

·      formal or informal someone who provides outreach and helps to connect schools with communities and if there is different languages they will help

Family-centered initiatives 

·      Possible activities:

o   Ice breaker

o   Introduction of school

o   Tour of school

o   Lesson demonstration

o   Invitation to become involved

Organizing and preparing family events.

....Family centered initiative. Based on families' authentic needs, goals of families and schools. And then listed what goes into it...what do families need, objectives for event, etc.

social system characteristics

wholeness, boundaries, bonding and buffering...etc. and what each means.

Culturally responsive family engagement

taking into account and respecting aspects of families (background, viewpoints, experiences). Does not always align with what we believe

Microsystem

anything directly connected to the child

Mesosystem

how can I help my child with reading

Ecosystem

children are affected but not directly connected (parent's job)

o   Parents’ hours, stress, wages, benefits

Macrosystem

values and cultural beliefs (sending child to catholic school)

Chronosystem

broad influence on child

o   Media, historical world events

Social capital

the relations between people to provide a network of support

o   Looking out for others with connections you may have (family mem)

Human capital

the sum of skills incapability’s that make a person productive

o   Getting college education (have experience)

70.1%

live with two parents

   21.4%

live with single mother

4.4%

live with single father

    4.1%

live with neither parent

Principle of Wholeness

strength with support

Boundaries

o   Open-allowing information in

o   Closed setting strict limits

Bonding

being close and allowing for emotional connectedness

Buffering

giving privacy or space to family members

Enmeshed

doing everything together

Disengaged

spend very little time together

Cut off relationships

stop talking to one another

Type 1

Parenting (new sibling, behaviors)

Type 2

Communicating (parent square)

Type 3

Volunteering (parties, field trips, pto)

Type 4

Learning at home (interactive homework, project)

Type 5

Decision making (PTO, school board)

Type 6

Collaborating with the community (backpack program)