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Appendix AProfiles of Successful Partnerships
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Profiles of Successful Partnerships
The 10 programs profiled here were selected to represent a mix of effective strategies topromote family involvement in elementary and secondary schools in urban, suburban, and ruralareas across the country. Six of the profiles describe school-level parent involvement programs:
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Atenville Elementary School in Harts, West Virginia
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Cane Run Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky
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Rodney B. Cox Elementary School in Dade City, Florida
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Ferguson Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Hueco Elementary School in El Paso, Texas,
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Wendell-Phillips Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School in Kansas City,MissouriA seventh profile describes a school program—Roosevelt High School in Dallas,Texas—that is part of a statewide initiative to develop strong community-based constituencies of parents, teachers, and community leaders as a strategy to increase student achievement in low-income areas throughout the state.Two profiles (the Buffalo Parent Center in Buffalo, New York, and the Parent ResourceCenter in Stockton, California) describe centers that provide services and activities for familiesdistrictwide, helping students and parents alike gain the skills and motivation they need to stayinvolved with their local schools.The remaining profile describes the districtwide parent involvement program offered byMaine's School Administration District #3. Appendix B includes a summary of all 20 programsincluded in the Idea Book.Although success in school-family partnerships rarely comes easily, research shows thatwhat families do to help their children learn contributes greatly to student success in school. Thefollowing profiles illustrate how some schools and districts are breaking down the barriers tofamily involvement in schools. While all have experienced some success in building and nurturingfamily involvement, solutions to one problem often raise new challenges. School staff as well asparents in all of these programs recognize the need for continued attention to and improvement inthe school-family partnership.
 
A-2Each of the following profiles first provides an overview of the program as well as school and/ordistrict background information. The profiles then present the particular strategies that arebringing families and schools together in support of student learning.Drawing on interviews with school principals, teachers, and parents, the strategies include:
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overcoming time and resource constraints;
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providing information and training to parents and school staff;
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restructuring schools to support family involvement;
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bridging school-family differences; and
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tapping external supports for school-family partnerships.Finally, the profiles include each school's or program's evidence of success instrengthening the school-family partnership, both in terms of increasing the numbers of parentsparticipating in activities and improving student performance.
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