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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction | |
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A Comprehensive Framework | |
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School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share | |
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Community Involvement in School Improvement: The Little Extra That Makes a Big Difference | |
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Improving Student Outcomes With School, Family, and Community Partnerships: A Research Review | |
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Use the Framework to Reach School Goals: Stories From the Field | |
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Parenting | |
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Communicating | |
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Volunteering | |
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Learning at Home | |
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Decision Making | |
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Collaborating With the Community | |
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Take an Action Team Approach | |
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Organizing an Effective Action Team for Partnerships: Questions and Answers | |
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Ten Steps to Success in School, Family, and Community Partnerships | |
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Checklist: Are You Ready? | |
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Who Are the Members of the Action Team for Partnerships? | |
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First ATP Meeting of the Year | |
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Communication Ground Rules | |
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What Do Successful Action Teams for Partnerships Do? | |
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Annual Review of Team Processes | |
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Conduct Workshops | |
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One-Day Team Training Workshop | |
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End-of-Year Celebration Workshop | |
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Select Materials for Presentations and Workshops | |
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Charts: Program Components for Workshops: What Do We Know From U.S. and International Studies of Family and Community Involvement? | |
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Theoretical Model of Overlapping Spheres of Influence | |
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Keys Successful Partnerships | |
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Summary Charts for Six Types of Involvement: Practices, Challenges, and Results | |
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Reach Results for Students in Elementary Schools | |
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Action Teams for Partnerships Structures | |
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Members of the Action Team for Partneships | |
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How Does an ATP Differ From the School Improvement Team or School Council? | |
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Small Group Activities for Workshops | |
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Workshop Warm-Ups | |
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Starting Points: An Inventory of Present Practices | |
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Jumping Hurdles | |
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Reach a Goal for Student Success Using the Six Types of Involvement | |
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School Goals and Results of Partnerships | |
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Get Ready for Action | |
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How to Organize Your Action Team for Partnerships | |
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One-Year Action Plan for Partnerships: Form G-Goals or Form T-Types | |
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Workshop Evaluations | |
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Strengthen Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools | |
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Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Middle and High Schools | |
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Predictors and Effects of Family Involvement in High School | |
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A Goal-Oriented Approach to Partnership Programs in Middle and High Schools | |
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Reach Middle and High School Goals Through Partnerships | |
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Why Partnerships Are Important in Middle and High Schools | |
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Special Considerations for Middle and High Schools | |
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Develop District and State Leadership for Partnerships | |
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District and State Leadership for School, Family,and Community Partnerships | |
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Funding Levels and Sources of Funds | |
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Resources for District Leaders: Lead and Succeed: An Inventory of District Leadership and Facilitation Strategies | |
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District Leadership Roles | |
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District Leadership Checklist | |
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Sample: District Leadership Action Plan for Partnerships | |
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What Do Facilitators Do? | |
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Facilitators' Tasks at the Start of the School Year | |
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Resources for State Leaders: States Lead and Succeed: An Inventory for Leadership on Partnerships | |
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State Leadership Roles | |
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State Leadership Checklist | |
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Sample: State Leadership Action Plan for Partnerships | |
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Resources for District and State Leaders: Template for Districts and States: Leadership Action Plan for Partnerships | |
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Standards for Excellent Partnership Programs | |
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Leadership and Facilitation Strategies for District and State Leaders of Partnerships | |
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Sample Pledges, Compacts, or Contracts | |
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Standards for Excellent Partnership Programs | |
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Implement Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) | |
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TIPS Interactive Homework | |
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Ten Purposes of Homework | |
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Sample TIPS Interactive Homework Activities | |
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Volunteers in Social Studies and Art | |
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Sample TIPS Social Studies and Art Presentation | |
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Evaluate Your Partnership Program | |
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Evaluate Programs of Partnership: Critical Considerations | |
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Built-In Evaluations of Program Quality | |
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Simple to Complex Evaluations | |
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Measure of School, Family, and Community Partnerships | |
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Annual Evaluation of Activities: Form G-Goals and Form T-Types | |
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Network With Others for Best Results on Partnerships | |
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National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) | |
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Network Web Site, www.partnershipschools.org | |
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Index | |
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Ordering Information | |
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Handbook CD | |