Family-School Partnerships
Bibliography
“Collaborating with Others:“ Discusses forming partnerships with the professionals who work with your child to increase communication http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=74&g=2
More Than Bake Sales, James Vopat, Pete Leki, 1998. www.barnesandnoble.com
Children and Youth Assisted by Medical Technology in Educational Settings. Guidelines for Care. S. Porter, M. Haynie, T. Bierle, David J. Klein, 2000. www.barnesandnoble.com
RAND Child Policy Bibliography: Families and Communities
2000 Anticipatory Guidance: What Information Do Parents Receive? What
Information Do They Want? Mark A. Schuster, Naihua Duan, Michael
Regalado, David J. Klein, LRP-200012-02. 2000. http://www.rand.org/child/bib/11.html
Website
Families In Schools (FIS) is a pioneering parent education model developed by the Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project (LAAMP) in cooperation with The Parent Institute For Quality Education (PIQE). http://www.familiesinschools.org
Additional Resources
ParentLink: Get Involved, a school-to-home communication system that increases parent involvement. www.parlant.com
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE): This community-based organization works with school districts to increase parent involvement in the educational process. The group is particularly interested in helping low-income, ethnically diverse parents participate in their children’s education. Contact PIQE’s corporate office, and they will refer you to an office in your area by mail: 4010 Morena Boulevard, #200, San Diego, CA 92117 or by phone: 619-483-4499.