Parent Involvement Matters
If you are a parent leader, educator, trainer, school administrator, or other professional looking for ways to build family-school-community partnerships, we can help. We are the home of ParentNet, a research-based parent-led program that brings parents together at grade level to learn from one another and build community. We are committed to increasing parent involvement in all forms and to sharing resources between the many groups and organizations working toward the goal of developing parent-school-community partnerships that help kids thrive. Find free resources, including research, publications, parent programs, articles, and organizations. Need help with planning or training? Our growing consultant directory may help. |  |
Our Latest Resources Include:
-Read "Boundary Dynamics: Implications for Building Parent-School Partnerships," by Marilyn Price-Mitchell (our co-founder) recently published in The School Community Journal, Fall/Winter 2009, Volume 19, Number 2.
- An excerpt from Larry Feriazzo's new book, "Building Parent Engagement in Schools."
- A chapter excerpt from Mariela Dabbah's book Help Children Succeed in High School and Go to College -- specifically written for Latino families
- A chapter excerpt from Beyond the Bake Sale from authors Anne T. Henderson and Karen L Mapp, discussing how you know if you're really open to partnership?
- A chapter excerpt from Engage Every Parent! Encouraging Families to Sign On, Show Up, and Make a Difference, by Nancy Tellett-Royce and Susan Wootten and published by the Search Institute.
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ATTENTION PARENT EDUCATORS, TRAINERS & CONSULTANTS: If you offer services to schools and/or parents that help build parent-school partnerships, please register in our free online Consultant Directory today!
