Beyond The Bake Sale

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.

• ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments xiSection I Why Partnerships Are ImportantChapter 1 Introduction: Why Bother to Read This Book? 1Chapter 2 What Is a Family-School PartnershipSupposed to Look Like? 13Section II Getting Started: Building the RelationshipChapter 3 Ready, Set, Go! How Do You Know if You'reReally Open to Partnership? 27Chapter 4 Developing Relationships: How Can You BuildTrust Instead of Blaming Each Other? 47Checklist: How Family-Friendly Is Your School? 75Section III Guidelines for Action from ResearchChapter 5 Linking to Learning: How Will Involving ParentsHelp Your Test Scores? 81Checklist: How Closely Is Your School's Parent InvolvementProgram Linked to Student Learning? 108Chapter 6 Addressing Differences: How Can You Deal withIssues of Race, Class, and Culture? 113Checklist: How Well Is Your School Bridging Racial, Class,and Cultural Differences? 146Chapter 7 Supporting Advocacy: How Can “Problem Parents”Become Partners You Can Work With? 151Checklist: How Well Does Your School Support Parentsas Advocates? 182Chapter 8 Sharing Power: Who's in Charge Here Anyway? 187Checklist: How Well Is Your School Sharing Power andPracticing Democracy? 214Chapter 9 Scaling Up: Why Can't All Schools in a DistrictCreate Strong Partnerships with Families? 219Checklist: How Well Does Your District Support Family andCommunity Contents Engagement? 247Section IV Resources and ToolsChapter 10 Help! Where Can You Find Useful Resourcesto Build Your Partnership? 251Chapter Topics 252Selected Resources 265Recommended Reading from the San Diego PALs 286Chapter 11 Tools to Support Your Work: Where Do We Start? 2891. Attitude Check 2912. Conference Checklist 2933. Developing a Code of Conduct 2944. District Policy on Family-School Partnership 2965. Family Involvement Coordinator—Sample Job Description 2986. Family Welcome Questionnaire 3027. Homework Survey 3048. Needs Assessment Survey 3069. Parent Review 30710. Parent Volunteer Survey 30811. School Climate Survey 31112. Tips for Developing a School Family Involvement Policy 314Selected Bibliography 320Notes 324Index 331

Praise for Beyond the Bake Sale:"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."—Thomas W. Payzant, Senior Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education"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."—Wendy D. Puriefoy, president, Public Education Network, Washington, D.C."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."—Dr. Rosana G. Rodriguez, Director of Community and Public Engagement, Intercultural Development Research Association, Austin, Texas