Proactively Develop Parental Involvement for Students' Growth and Achievement

Years of research and practice show that connecting with families positively impacts student achievement. This book is packed with ready-to-use ideas to actively engage parents as educational partners. This new edition includes current research on the impact of parent involvement, offers new strategies, and provides expanded coverage of ways to build bridges between the school and diverse families including:

• Innovative ways to sustain ongoing communication
• Ideas for welcoming parents as members of the school community
• Strategies for including parents in school governance
• Techniques for developing parent volunteer programs, and more