National Resources

National Websites:

• PTA National Standards for Family School Partnerships https://www.pta.org/home/run-your-pta/National-Standards-for-Family-School-Partnerships
• PTA National Standards Implementation Guide https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/files/runyourpta/national-standards/national_standards_implementation_guide.pdf
• U.S. Department of Education Family and Community Engagement- https://www.ed.gov/parent-and-family-engagement

Raising the next generation is a shared responsibility. When families, communities and schools work together, students are more successful and the entire community benefits. For schools and districts across the U.S., family engagement is becoming an integral part of education reform efforts.

• Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE)/Harvard Family Research Project https://globalfrp.org/

This project researches and compiles expert information on early education and care, out-of school learning, and family and community partnership in K-12 education. Examples of resources are: newsletters, reports, school stories, webinars, planning tools, trainings, and databases.

• Flamboyan Foundation http://flamboyanfoundation.org/resources/

This website has classroom and school resources. it includes a series of 40 video clips describing various aspects of partnering, from preschool to the secondary level, through short educator vignettes. Some information is in Spanish.

• National Network of Partnership Schools http://nnps.jhucsos.com/nnps-model/

This site reports on research, programs, and policy analyses related to the national network and other initiatives. TIPS (Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork) is research-based interactive homework and is one of numerous programs described. There are school-based examples.