Joyce Epstein's School-Family-Community Partnership Model

Also, parents who become involved with their child’s education will have a better understanding as to why education is important. “For 15 years, PIQE has developed and widely implemented a model for increasing parent involvement in K-12 schools where parent participation has been difficult to achieve.” (Project, 2002). Furthermore, mobility is an issue as to why some children do not get a proper education. “Frequent change of environment keeps the student in a constant state of flux” Reyes, P., Garza, E., & Trueba, E. T.

According to Epstein's theory, all six of these types of inolvement are likely to lead to successful partnerships between parents, school and community. The categories can also be subsumed into three broader categories: Home-based involvement, school-based involvement and home school communication (Fantuzzo,

The reason children’s interests in education have plummeted are because of the parents. Barber explains, “And parents will have to be drawn in not just because they have rights or because they are politically potent but because they have responsibilities and their children are unlikely to learn without parental engagement.” (Barber, 2014 p. 217) Parents need to engage with their children. Nowadays kids do their own things, and parents do not care or know about their children’s life.

It is important to involve family and community in the educational process. Better performance occurs when parents, family, teachers, and the community are engaging and working together. To fully show how integration works we will use the example of a recently visited child care facility for children and infants aged six months to six years old, and compared what they are doing and how they can improve. To understand what the school is doing, we must understand the base model we are trying to use. The model we are using is the Epstein model. It has six different parts to promote integration. These are parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, and collaborating with community. The daycare that I visited was a private Christian-based center. It was fairly small having around six

If their child does poorly in school they will blame the teacher for not doing their job. In contrast, parents apart of a higher social class tend to be more involved in their child’s school work resulting in high expectations of their children 's success in the classroom. Children become more self driven and motivated to complete their assignments and pass classes in hopes of not disappointing their parents. From my own experience, my parents have always been involved in my school activities. This not only has assisted me in the learning process, but also taught me assertiveness and confidence.

As a teacher, it is my responsibility to share information on the development of the child and have a clear and constant flow of dialogue with the family. This will enable both parties to deal with any issues that may arise within the family, school or community. It also my belief that parents should have an active part in their child’s learning and be able to lend a hand whenever necessary, and having open communication with them will allow this transparency and connection between home and school. The community is vital in ensuring that the facilities around the community and school is appropriate for the different children and families to live in and grow. A very good example of this successful collaboration is the Reggio Emilia approach in Italy.

The Harvard Graduate School of Education states in 2001 the university reviewed research on parental involvement in children’s homework, and about 72% of parents are involved in the children's education and homework.8”In difficult times, it's so hard to look around and to see what to be grateful for.” Said, Alice Barrett. Joan M. T. Walker, and Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey issued two types of test to two different groups of parent to see which group was more successful and involved in the student’s education. The first group was monitored through the 1 month period of time to see if parents would set up a schedule and monitor children's lifestyle. While the second group had the same test except the second group had responsible parents who took the time to set up schedules and rules for homework.

Harpo Allen’s current culture and climate is one of “you stay on your side of the property line, and I will stay on mine”. Parents must feel welcomed and needed when they walk into the doors of the school or classrooms. If parents do not feel valued, or are made to feel less than adequate, they will not make an effort to participate, and to be honest, why should they? It is critical that Principal Allen and his staff begin to reshape the perceptions of the parents and begin to treat the parent/student/teacher dynamic as a partnership. Programs should be implemented both related to social aspect of school as well academic aspect in which parents are invited to come in and participate in a non-threatening environment.

t is extremely important to have the support of parents and carers in a school, they are a valuable resource .The parents and primary carers will always be associated with being the child’s first educators and being the people who know their children best. Other people may disagree. Parents and carers see their children at their best and worse, they will know most things about them this information can then be passed on to the school this will enable them to react and support the child /young person . it is effectively working as a partnership with the school and will benefit the child and young person.

Today’s in complex global scenario societal and school environment in which we are living where teachers are faces challenging classroom management troubles, it has become necessarily required to establish partnerships between parents and teachers as a strategy to support students’ learning and development. In the late 1800s, it was a common practice for a community to hire a teacher who lived in the community. Such a practice encouraged close and frequent contact and shared norms between home and school. Contrast this with the situation facing most school communities in the mid-20th century, when a physical and social distance between the school staff and community became the norm. Stimulated, in part, by the movement to professionalize the teaching profession, teachers increasingly chose to live outside of the school community in which they worked.

It is important to keep all informed with the latest school activities. This gains support as well as partnerships that can lead to contributions financially and volunteering. Greater relations between the school and community help support and reinforce academic and social outcomes of the school community.

8. To emphasize communication opportunities between parents and the school staff for the benefit of the

A child’s education is affected by various elements such as gender, race, environment, economic factors, privilege, and more. These elements shape the outcome of a student’s educational experience and learning. They also determine what and how students will learn. In order to create an appropriate learning environment, there should be a sense of community. In other words, the common goal should be helping students succeed and reach their maximum potential.

As parents, few decisions hold as much importance as one’s child’s education. From the second they walk out the door to their first day

Pamelia Bailey has been on a professional and personal mission of nurturing healthy family relationships for 30 years. In her current role as a Liaison in the Boston Public School’s “Office of Engagement”, she provides guidance and coaching on implementing effective student & family practices for 30 schools. In addition to her full-time work with BPS, Ms. Bailey is a Parenting Educator for the “Families First Parenting Programs” located in Cambridge. During her 20 years of service with the organization, she has facilitated hundreds of parent & professional parent/child development workshops throughout the state of Massachusetts.