Checklist for Making Your Family-Community Partnership Work

Inflexion April 20, 2023

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Successful schools not only embrace but also actively solicit the engagement of student families.

– Debbie Silver

INTRO

Successful family engagement requires a multi-faceted approach. This customizable checklist can help you keep track of new and continuing family engagement practices at your school.

OBJECTIVES

Use the checklist to take inventory of/evaluate your current family engagement practices

Modify the checklist to suit your school’s needs

Refer back to the checklist regularly to reevaluate your family engagement practices to ensure you’re meeting the needs of your school community; adjust/update as needed

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CHECKLIST DOC: Making Your Family-Community Partnership Work

This checklist can be useful both in planning and evaluating family engagement practices as your school site.

We have updated the original PDF checklist into a Google Doc version, so you can make and modify your own copies to fit each school’s individual needs.

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Tags: 21st Century Leadership, Effective Leadership, Family and Community Engagement, Inclusive Leadership, Inclusive Practices, Leadership Activities, School Leaders

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