User-friendly schools for Latinos
Subtitle: a model for all immigrants
By: Robert Ricken, Michael Terc.
Contributors: Terc, Michael, 1946-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- Education; Minorities -- Education -- United States; Multicultural education -- United States; Community and school -- United States; School year -- Planning
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Responding to the needs of our increasing Latino school population; title: Proactive efforts of the school-community; title: July: establishing the direction of reaching-out activities for the school year; title: August: researching demographics and initiating home contacts; title: September: motivating staff and involving school-community committees; title: October: planning and hosting first major school-community event; title: November: utilizing the positive tone from the first activity to reinvest in future efforts; title: December: capturing the holiday spirit to enhance student camaraderie; title: January: involving students and staff in planning second semester events; title: February: solidifying school-community support and participation in upcoming activities; title: March: promoting understanding and motivation through staff in-service; title: April: exploring long range commitments and planning culminating events; title: May: acknowledging the school-community's participation and justifying the need for continuing similar efforts in the future; title: June: end-of-year activities and suggested summer reading lists; title: A model school district program; title: Epilogue.