Schools/Programs: LEadership

Resources are organized according to the order in which they are received.

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Parents 2017: Unleashing Their Power & Potential - This report describes the findings of a national survey of more than 1,400 K–8 public school parents and provides insights and suggestions to help schools better communicate with families and to provide parents with tools to support their children's development. https://r50gh2ss1ic2mww8s3uvjvq1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LH_ParentsReport2017_20170719_MasterScreen_SinglePages_AN.pdf 

ThinkCollege - Think College is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability. With a commitment to equity and excellence, it  supports evidence-based and student-centered research and practice by generating and sharing knowledge, guiding institutional change, informing public policy, and engaging with students, professionals and families. https://thinkcollege.net/about/what-is-think-college 

Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects.  Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities.  https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/ 

UA Little Rock MidSOUTH: The Center for Prevention and Training - The Center for Prevention and Training is a workforce development initiative that strives to assist prevention professionals in their efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based programming around the prevention of substance abuse, violence, and other high-risk behaviors. The resources include training, technical assistance, and a resource library housed on the UALR campus. The center provides training on a variety of prevention topics reflecting the most current, science-based approaches to prevention. http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/the-center-for-prevention-and-training/ 

Family Engagement Lessons from Teacher and Principal Report- a blog about how teachers and principals work to promote family engagement http://edublog.scholastic.com/post/family-engagement-lessons-teacher-principal-school-report# 

Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators - Provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system. A guide for parents on understanding child traumatic stress is included in the last pages of this resource. https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators.pdf  Spanish Version: https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators_sp.pdf View full list of National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources here: https://www.nctsn.org/resources 

Hacking Leadership by Joe Sanfelippo. 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love including documents to help you build staff, be intentional, and open doors. http://www.hacklead.org/ 

Formative Assessment Talking Points- Provides FAQs that will help teachers prepare for questions and discussion around the formative assessment process with families. http://buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Resources/FamilyEngagement/SharedDecision%20FAQs%20Teachers-%20Final.pdf 

Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) - The program provides support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools. https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/school-choice-improvement-programs/full-service-community-schools-program-fscs/ 

A Template for Conversations between Families and Teachers - Provides tips for families to discuss their child’s learning and developmental progress with teachers, as well as to plan for how to support their child in his or her developmental growth. http://buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Resources/FamilyEngagement/SharedDecision%20Conversations%20-%20Families-Final.pdf 

Engaging Families Across Language and Culture - Outlines goals, objectives and activities including handouts and evaluation for training session designed for early childhood/early elementary grade educators. This training topic provides an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and develop meaningful strategies for building relationships with families who come from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/workshops-families-across-language-culture.pdf 

TransACT Parent Notices (FREE) - an online subscription service, free to Arkansas Schools and Districts, which provides local education agencies with federally compliant parent notifications in multiple languages, as well as guidance and resources for compliance with federal parent and family engagement requirements. https://www.transact.com/

District Parental Engagement Soars with new “Glow and Grow” practice - How a district uses family feedback data for continuous school improvement.  https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/04/06/districts-parental-engagement/ 

How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs - Across the country, educators are looking for ways to support immigrant students and families facing great uncertainty. This comprehensive guide includes more than 50 strategies that educators, staff, and administrators can use to ensure that schools and early childhood settings remain safe, welcoming places for immigrant students and their families.http://www.colorincolorado.org/immigration/guide#topics 

Arkansas Home Visiting Network Training Institute - Provides supplemental training and professional development for home visitors and supervisors involved in home visiting services for families with young children.  This is a collaborative effort of ADH, ACH and UAMS Dept of Pediatrics. Trainings are offered on site or online.  http://www.arhomevisiting.org/Training_Institute/home-new   

The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning - Apply for up to $10,000 in grant funding payable to the applicant’s school and may be used for technology, professional development, curriculum, and related materials. https://www.blendedandonlinelearning.org/grant-program 

Student Voice program at the Leadership Academy - The Student Voice Initiative was developed to engage students in the problem-solving process and to give students a sense of empowerment and ownership in their academic outcomes with the goal of improving the learning culture and closing achievement gaps. https://www.arkansasleadershipacademy.org/institutes/student-voice/   

ThinkCollege - Think College is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability. With a commitment to equity and excellence, it  supports evidence-based and student-centered research and practice by generating and sharing knowledge, guiding institutional change, informing public policy, and engaging with students, professionals and families. https://thinkcollege.net/about/what-is-think-college 

Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) - The program provides support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools. https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/school-choice-improvement-programs/full-service-community-schools-program-fscs/ 

Hacking Leadership by Joe Sanfelippo. 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love including documents to help you build staff, be intentional, and open doors. http://www.hacklead.org/  

Family/Community Connection: Teachers take learning to neighborhoods during the summer - Read about how teachers from Theodore Jones Elementary School impact students during the summer.  https://www.swtimes.com/news/20180705/teachers-take-to-streets 

Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects.  Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities.  https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/ 

The National Beta Club - non-profit organization dedicated to developing student leaders through a focus on service and community advocacy.  www.betaclub.org 

ADE Template and Guide for Parent and Family Engagement Planning - As the Arkansas Department of Education seeks to support stakeholders in developing effective Parent and Family Engagement Plans, sample templates and accompanying guides were developed to offer guidance for ensuring all State and Federal regulations were met. http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/public-school-accountability/federal-programs/parent-and-family-engagement 

ADE Sample Surveys for Parent and Family Engagement Effectiveness - As the Arkansas Department of Education seeks to support evaluation of effectiveness of Parent and Family Engagement planning across Arkansas, tools were developed as an option for schools and districts to use conduct measurements at the beginning and the end of the school year. http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/public-school-accountability/federal-programs/parent-and-family-engagement 

The 6 Shifts Needed for Better Family Engagement - "Don't Forget the Families," the infographic depicts "shifts that successful schools, organizations, & coalitions are making to develop key character strengths in youth by engaging families as partners.” https://www.search-institute.org/sites/default/files/b/6%20shifts%20in%20emphasis%20of%20(5)%20(2).pdf 

Foster Care Transition Toolkit - This toolkit was developed to help youth access the resources needed to successfully transition into adulthood, continue on to postsecondary education, and meaningful careers. https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/foster-care/youth-transition-toolkit.pdf 

Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects.  Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities.  https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/ 

Supporting Working Families with Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education –Highlights actions that the Obama Administration undertook to support states and communities to help working families access high-quality early care and education, as well as some results of those investments. https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/earlylearning/supporting-working-families.pdf 

Hacking Leadership by Joe Sanfelippo. 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love including documents to help you build staff, be intentional, and open doors. http://www.hacklead.org/ 

Student Skill Packets - District Parent Coordinator from Wynne School District  provides Student Skill Packets at either the request of a teacher or a parent. Packets are customized and target specific academic skills that the student needs improvement in for math and/or literacy.  This allows parents to help their students at home to improve students' success academically. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/172398/skill_packet_request_2.pdf 

Parents Make a Difference Newsletters - Check out the newsletters available by month and by grade level for parents/families provided by the Wynne School District. Click Explore, Parents/Students, Parent Center, Information/Resources, and Newsletters/Parent Pointers. The newsletters are full of information for parents to help their children succeed academically at their convenience. https://www.wynneschools.org/o/wsd/page/information-resources 

Parental Involvement Tips on District Webpage - Strategies for parents/families to work with their children to improve students' academic success are provided on the Wynne School District webpage.  Click Explore, Parents/Students; Parent Center; Information/Resources, and Parent Involvement Tips. https://www.wynneschools.org/o/wsd/page/information-resources 

TransACT Parent Notices (FREE) - an online subscription service, free to Arkansas Schools and Districts, which provides local education agencies with federally compliant parent notifications in multiple languages, as well as guidance and resources for compliance with federal parent and family engagement requirements. https://www.transact.com/

District Parental Engagement Soars with new “Glow and Grow” practice - How a district uses family feedback data for continuous school improvement.  https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/04/06/districts-parental-engagement/ 

Beyond the Building: A Facilitation Guide for School, Family, and Community Connections - This multimedia toolkit will help educators and community organizers understand and learn how to facilitate family and community involvement. http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam40.html 

Developing Life Skills in Children: A Road Map for Communicating with Parents – This report shows school systems are thinking in explicit, intentional ways about how to combine social, emotional, cognitive, and academic development at home, at school, and in after-school settings so that all children can succeed in school and in life. https://r50gh2ss1ic2mww8s3uvjvq1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DLS-Report-2018-for-distribution-single-pages.pdf 

Parents 2018: Going Beyond Good Grades – This report has identified   four parent mindsets, based on their attitudes and self-identified behaviors, that can be used to inform outreach and communications and could help educators more effectively tailor outreach and support to meet them where they are. https://r50gh2ss1ic2mww8s3uvjvq1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_Research_Report-final_WEB.pdf 

Graduation Rate Corrections Video - A video explaining how to make graduation rate corrections within the ADE Cohort Graduation Rate System (ACGRS). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6PWUFoPrw&feature=youtu.be 

Measuring School Climate - The Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) is a nationally-recognized school climate survey that provides an in-depth profile of your school community’s particular strengths, as well as areas for improvement. With the CSCI, you can quickly and accurately assess student, parent/ guardian, and school personnel perceptions in order to get the data that you need to make informed decisions for lasting improvement. https://www.schoolclimate.org/services/measuring-school-climate-csci 

Reason Not Tested (RNT) Corrections Video - A video explaining how to make RNT corrections through the Assessment Correction Engine (ACE) system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27L_t1gtUPk&list=PLj2vxyuu8hVAxuxh4n06qjT3ILOMO_LhM 

Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects.  Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities.  

https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/ 

Dabbling in the Data: A Hands-on Guide to Participatory Data Analysis - This resource includes guidelines for 15 fun activities to help groups analyze and make meaning of data. http://www.publicprofit.net/Dabbling-In-The-Data 

Dept of Ed School Climate Surveys - Questionnaires for students, instructional staff, and non-instructional staff/principal cover 3 domains (engagement, safety, and environment) and 13 topics. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/edscls/questionnaires.asp 

Conversation to Share Data with Families - Resource for teachers to discuss formative assessment data, set goals, and plan for achieving those goals with the families. It is intended to promote shared decision making with families using data driven processes. http://buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Resources/FamilyEngagement/SharedDecision%20Conversations%20-%20Teachers%20-Final.pdf 

Creating a Culture of Two-Way Communication - Designed for principals to review and reflect on implementing two-way communication with families. The resource includes research-based information, a discussion template, and a self-assessment tool for principals to utilize alone or with colleagues. https://files.nc.gov/dpi/documents/enhanced-assessment/family-engagement/two-way-comm-culture.pdf 

District Parental Engagement Soars with new “Glow and Grow” practice - How a district uses family feedback data for continuous school improvement.  https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/04/06/districts-parental-engagement/ 

ADE Sample Surveys for Parent and Family Engagement Effectiveness - As the Arkansas Department of Education seeks to support evaluation of effectiveness of Parent and Family Engagement planning across Arkansas, tools were developed as an option for schools and districts to use conduct measurements at the beginning and the end of the school year. http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/public-school-accountability/federal-programs/parent-and-family-engagement 

The 6 Shifts Needed for Better Family Engagement - "Don't Forget the Families," the infographic depicts "shifts that successful schools, organizations, & coalitions are making to develop key character strengths in youth by engaging families as partners.” https://www.search-institute.org/sites/default/files/b/6%20shifts%20in%20emphasis%20of%20(5)%20(2).pdf 

U. S. Department of Education’s Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships – Interactive infographic on the challenges, opportunity conditions, policy and program goals, and family and staff capacity outcomes of engagement. https://www2.ed.gov/documents/family-community/frameworks-resources.pdf 

Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) - The program provides support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools. https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/school-choice-improvement-programs/full-service-community-schools-program-fscs/ 

Developing Life Skills in Children: A Road Map for Communicating with Parents – This report shows school systems are thinking in explicit, intentional ways about how to combine social, emotional, cognitive, and academic development at home, at school, and in after-school settings so that all children can succeed in school and in life. https://r50gh2ss1ic2mww8s3uvjvq1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DLS-Report-2018-for-distribution-single-pages.pdf 

Partnering for Success: How Health Departments Work and How to Work with Health Departments - Offers a both a workshop script and informational materials highlighting how schools and health departments can better collaborate. https://www.chronicdisease.org/page/SHhowhealthdepts 

Foster Care Transition Toolkit - This toolkit was developed to help youth access the resources needed to successfully transition into adulthood, continue on to postsecondary education, and meaningful careers. https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/foster-care/youth-transition-toolkit.pdf 

ThinkCollege - Think College is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability. With a commitment to equity and excellence, it  supports evidence-based and student-centered research and practice by generating and sharing knowledge, guiding institutional change, informing public policy, and engaging with students, professionals and families. https://thinkcollege.net/about/what-is-think-college 

District Parental Engagement Soars with new “Glow and Grow” practice - How a district uses family feedback data for continuous school improvement.  https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/04/06/districts-parental-engagement/ 

Social Emotional Learning in the Home - Bringing social-emotional learning into the home adds personalization and relevance for children. The strategies provided give students real-world opportunities to plan, problem-solve, and reflect as they grow their social-emotional skills.  https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/10/social-emotional-learning-in-the-home/ 

Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects.  Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities.  https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/