The resources located within TAP would prove invaluable for a presentation on parent involvement or family-school partnerships. For the practicing teacher, TAP offers the opportunity for renewal of the commitment to work effectively with parents. New ideas, and suggestions may aid teachers in reframing their point of reference towards family-school partnerships. Principals Parents can walk into any school and decide if they are welcomed and feel needed. As the instructional leader for a school, the principal needs to set the tone for parental relations and model respectful behavior for teachers.
TAP contains ideas to promote attitudinal changes in schools.
When both parents and teachers speak the same language concerning the academic needs of children, an effective partnership can develop at the school site. PTAs and other groups within the school can function as a catalyst for that merging.