Parentships in a PLC at Work(R)

Parents and guardians can be a powerful resource for teachers, but it takes skill and confidence to build partnerships, or parentships, and proactively engage in a positive way. Kyle Palmer draws from his experience as both principal of a model PLC school and as a parent to offer practical strategies for including parents or guardians as part of your collaborative culture focused on student learning.PreK 12 teachers, counselors, social workers, and principals will:Understand the basics of PLCs and parentships.Learn how parentships can integrate into and enhance the PLC process.Create mission and vision statements for parentships in a PLC.Use specific strategies to enhance your parentship and engage effectively with parents.Maintain an effective parentship into the future.Contents:IntroductionPart I: Foundations of Parentships in a PLCChapter 1: Understanding Parentships in a PLCChapter 2: Creating Parentships in a PLCChapter 3: Creating Shared Mission and Vision Statements for Your ParentshipChapter 4: Creating Values and Goals for Your ParentshipPart II: Strategies for Parentships in a PLCChapter 5: Strategies Related to CurriculumChapter 6: Strategies Related to Individual Student ProgressChapter 7: Strategies Related to Parental EngagementChapter 8: Strategies for Building Stronger Parent RelationshipsChapter 9: Strategies for Monitoring and Sustaining Your ParentshipEpilogue: Now What?References and ResourcesIndex