Foster School-Family Cooperation

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Foster School-Family Cooperation

Challenges

micro-managing

Disinterested/absent

make it easier to connect

conduct home visits

provide support services

child care

counselling

find out why (busy, multiple jobs, conflicts, poverty)

View diversity as strengths

find out key relationships(might not be "parents")

inclusive language

inclusive of language, culture

"Names for parents/guardians" vs. "Mom's name/Dad's name"

"Dear families" vs. "Dear parents"

Make school parent-accessible

parents as guest speakers

volunteer opportunities

Evening drop-in English corner for parents

Parent/Guardian Academies

Parent-led

educational seminars

identity development

learning difference

bullying prevention

Films

Be available

"Be informed"Not "flood of information"

Why?(Benefits)

parents lack knowledge/ability/language to help

sustaining change

community support

student motivation

student achievement

classroom managment

Communication content

Student-created content

what students learned

Central location

Video-recorded lessons

Homework assigned

Weekly updates: announcements, special events

Class recap

Best practices

Don't's

Rely on expensive computers. Mobile-first

Parent as flipped lesson teacher

Parent as enforcer

Family Playlists(learn by teaching)

Family activities

Student/community performances

Games nights

Multicultural events

Family picnics

Family pot lucks

Family interviews

Student-ledclass newspaper

checks curriculum outcome: writing

sports schedules, upcoming events like picture day and prom, school news, and classroom topics.

leave contact number

Home visits

Parent-Teacher Conferences

find common ground

student attend PTC too

Ask students question to answer for parents

open house

do early/start of year

communicate expectations

Report the small positives

spurs positive conversation b/w students-parents

avoid"How was school today?""Fine."

builds productive T-P foundation to be more receptive to negatives

Timely

quick to do

focus on the pro-social behaviour

get to know student survey for parents

update they most value

ask how they prefer to be communicated with

child's strengths, challenges and lives outside of school