Guest Post by Joe Mazza
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| Image credit: Great read! “Beyond the Bakesale” |
Join us on this week’s #PTchat as we take a look at the research on creating and building a home-school partnership, while sharing examples what this looks like in today’s schools.
According to Henderson & Mapp (2006), four core beliefs must be firmly in place to have a true home-school partnership:
Core Belief 1: All Parents Have Dreams for Their Children and Want the Best for Them
Core Belief 2: All Parents Have the Capacity to Support Their Children’s Learning
Core Belief 3: Parents and School Staff Should Be Equal Partners
Core Belief 3: Parents and School Staff Should Be Equal Partners
This Wednesday at 9PM EDT / 6PM PST, on Twitter, we will create a shared gDOC for parents, teachers & leaders to help us turn the Core Beliefs into actions within the school. We’ll discuss what takes to get to the point of “partnership.” A great pre-read to this #PTchat comes from Parent Involvement Matters entitled “How Do You Know If You’re Open To Partnership?”
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