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Reviews- Review in School Community Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2
- Review from YOUNG CHILDREN
- Review in Teacher Leaders Network
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- Chapter 1 Excerpt
- Chapter 8 book study activity
- Chapter 10 Resources
- Sample Tool: Family Friendly School Checklist
- Sample Tool: School Climate Survey
- Sample Tool: Family Involvement Job Description
- Authors' Upcoming Talks
- Anne Henderson’s Senate testimony
- Ten Things Schools Can Do to Create Great Family-School Partnerships
- 4 Versions of Family-School Partnerships, developed by Ron Mirr, Director of the Iowa PIRC
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Beyond the Bake Sale provides compelling, practical ways to collaborate in building the partnerships necessary to create a culture of learning and achievement. It will become the seminal reference for school districts and schools that are serious about family and community engagement.
Beyond the Bake Sale emphatically reminds us that the missing ingredient in closing the gaps in achievement is heaping measures of community and family involvement. In this one-of-a-kind book, even the most savvy experts will find novel advice and useful tools, surveys, sample school policies, checklists, and strategies.
This outstanding resource recognizes and builds upon assets that parents and communities bring in creating partnerships for children’s school success—rich in examples that help schools acknowledge the cultural strengths of families, and their important contribution to teaching and learning.
Beyond the Bake Sale
The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships
paperback
$25.00 / £13.99 / $31.50 CAN
Countless studies demonstrate that students with parents actively involved in their education at home and school are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores, enroll in higher-level programs, graduate from high school, and go on to post-secondary education. Beyond the Bake Sale shows how to form these essential partnerships and how to make them work.
Packed with tips from principals and teachers, checklists, and an invaluable resource section, Beyond the Bake Sale reveals how to build strong collaborative relationships and offers practical advice for improving interactions between parents and teachers, from insuring that PTA groups are constructive and inclusive to navigating the complex issues surrounding diversity in the classroom.
Written with candor, clarity, and humor, Beyond the Bake Sale is essential reading for teachers, parents on the front lines in public schools, and administrators and policy makers at all levels.
Anne T. Henderson is a senior consultant with the Community Involvement Program, Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Dr. Vivian Johnson is the leading researcher on Parent/Family Centers in schools. She lives in Boston. Karen L. Mapp is a lecturer on education at Harvard and former Deputy Superintendent for Family and Community Engagement in Boston. Don Davies is the founder of the Institute for Responsive Education and Professor Emeritus at Boston University.
paperback
7 1/2 x 9 1/4, 352 pages
978-1-56584-888-7
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