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Strategies to Engage the Community in Addressing the Achievement Gap. Norma G ómez, Parent/Family Involvement Coordinator Tony Brown, Manager, Economic Self Sufficiency Brian Bonner, Ninth District PTA President. Why are we here?.
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Strategies to Engage the Community in Addressing the Achievement Gap Norma Gómez, Parent/Family Involvement Coordinator Tony Brown, Manager, Economic Self Sufficiency Brian Bonner, Ninth District PTA President
“There are three kinds of commonly recognized untruths: Lies, damn lies and statistics.” - Mark Twain “Think about how stupid the average person is; now realize half of them are dumber than that.” - George Carlin
California Statewide Enrollment Source: http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest
California’s Ethnic Shift Percent of Enrollment California Budget Project: Analysis of Finance Department data, November, 2005.
U.S. Educational Pipeline by Race, Ethnicity and Gender, 2000 Note: First/Second number in each box: Female/Male Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000
U.S. Median Income by Education Level, 2004 Not High School Graduates High School Graduates Some College Master’s Degree Bachelor’s 18,874 26,104 30,610 42,087 51,733 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
California Prison and Civilian PopulationPercent by Ethnicity Source: California Department of Corrections, California Department of Finance
Identified Needs • Cultural Competency • Differentiated Instruction • High Expectations/Curriculum Rigor • Community & Parent Involvement
CA Parent Standards • Standard 1 - Parenting • Standard 2 - Communicating • Standard 3 - Volunteering • Standard 4 - Learning at Home • Standard 5 - Governance and Decision Making • Standard 6 - Collaborating with the Community
Process • Create an Action Team • Examine Current Practice • Identify Services • Identify Resources • Conduct a Needs Assessment • Identify Priorities • Develop a Plan of Action • Who? What? Where? When? • Funding • Timeline
Process • Secure Support • Community Organizations • Districts’ Contacts • Parent Leaders • State Contacts • Provide Professional Development • Research Based • School Personnel • Parents and Community Leaders • Evaluate and Revise the Plan
PTA/Community Knowledge of Competence in the Community • Cultural Sensitivity Ownership of Trainings • Key Keynote Speakers • Respect
PTA/Community Resources • Practical • National Parent Standard Recruitment • Outreach to Minority Families
Fostering Home/School/Community Partnerships • Source of expertise, financial support and volunteer services. • Developed with community organizations, individual families, local businesses, corporations and colleges/universities.
Predictor of a student’s achievement is based on the extent to which the family can: • Create a home environment that encourages learning • Express high expectations for achievement and careers • Become involved in their children’s education National Education Association states that parental involvement helps students succeed in school and in life. Source: www.nea.org/Parents/research-parents.html
Benefits of Family/School Partnerships: • Students do better in school and in life • Parents become empowered • Teacher morale improves • Schools get better • Communities grow stronger Source: National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Norma Gómez (858) 292-3657ngomez@sdcoe.netwww.sdcoe.net/lret2/familyBrian Bonner (858) 268-8077phoebe@sdcoe.netTony Brown (619) 266-6254Tony@sdul.org