Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. These standards were developed to promote meaningful parent and family participation, to raise awareness regarding the components of effective programs, and to provide guidelines for schools that wish to improve their programs. The document contains a research summary, program standards with quality indicators, and sample applications of how to put the ideas into action. Checklists for the program quality indicators, action plan worksheets, and an example of a parent and family involvement policy are found in the appendixes. The research summary contains insights into how parent and family involvement is educationally beneficial.
Highlighted boxes offer tips to help meet the standards.
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