Parent Involvement Action Packets for K-12 Schools

Parent involvement in schools is imperative for increasing student achievement, but many schools find this difficult to accomplish, especially with hard-to-involve parents. This resource kit provides 20 activities that schools can easily implement to increase parent involvement. Every packet contains step-by-step instructions, flyers, and other forms, plus lists of personnel and materials needed.

In addition to the packets, the kit:

• describes how to build a parent-friendly school environment
• provides home-focused activities that benefit student learning at school
• outlines the importance of using surveys to gauge parents' concerns and to connect them to the education process

The kit complements Reaching the Hardest-to-Involve Parents: Powerful Partnerships Under NCLB. That kit is the place to start if a school does not have a structure for parent involvement in place.
Authors: Charles and Suomi Amodeo

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