How do we build community partnerships?

How do we engage parents at multiple levels?

Building and sustaining family and community partnerships is a core strategy for focusing efforts to promote student academic achievement. A collaborative community partnership means that the district administration, school board, site leadership, parents, and community partners are all working together for the purpose of improving teaching and learning for all students.

This toolkit offers tools for administrators and educators seeking to enrich their site's relationships with the parents, families, and the community.

Toolkit Resources:

Family & Community Partnerships Process - Word

Guiding Questions (English & Spanish) - Word

School Parent Survey (English & Spanish) - PDF

Tool for Assessing Community Involvement (English & Spanish) - PDF

Action Plan Worksheet (English & Spanish) - Word

Effectively Engaging the Community in Schools - Word

Recommended Practices for Effective Partnerships - Word

Community Youth Resources - Word

Additional Resources:

SDCOE - Parent/Family Involvement

National PTA - Parent Resources for Student Achievement

Types of Family Involvement (National Network of Partnership Schools)

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education: Engaging Latino Parents in Supporting College Pathways

CDE - Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents