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HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: FAMILY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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Manitoban Working Together: A Guide to Positive Problem Solving for Schools, Families, and Communities BookPDF/Direct print access
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth English

This guide gives information to take part in the co-operative, creative problem solving process of informal dispute resolution. It is intended to serve as a resource support to local school and school division dispute resolution policies and practices.

 

Canadian Barriers to Parent Participation in School Health Promotion Information sheetPDF/Direct print access
Partners: Canadian Association for School Health, Canadian Association of Principals, Canadian Association for Health, Physical Recreation and Dance, Canadian Home Economics Association, Canadian Counselling Association, Canadian Institute for Child Health English

This handout outlines the barriers for parents and educators to parent participation in school health promotion.

 

Canadian Effective Beginnings: A Guide to New Partnerships in Schools Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
The Canadian Home and School and Parent-Teacher Federation English

This guide will help communities to work as partners in a school council or committee.

 

Canadian Parent and Community Partnerships in Education Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Saskatchewan Learning English

This manual provides policy and guidelines, clarifies roles and responsibilities, and outlines a range of possible forms of involvement.

 

Canadian Ten Strategies for Involving Parents in Health Promotion Information sheetPDF/Direct print access
Partners: Canadian Association for School Health, Canadian Association of Principals, Canadian Association for Health, Physical Recreation and Dance, Canadian Home Economics Association, Canadian Counselling Association, Canadian Institute for Child Health English

This handout lists a variety of strategies that schools can use to engage parents in health promotion.

 

Canadian The Partnership Handbook and Facilitator's Guide Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada English/French

This handbook is to help people learn more about what community-based partnerships are and to offer suggestions about how to be effective in them. It provides tools and tips to enhance partnerships, and outlines what is needed to move forward together.

 

International A toolbox for creating healthy places to learn, work and play WebsiteGuide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Queensland Departments of Health and Education English

The health promoting schools approach is an initiative of the World Health Organisation and has been in use in Queensland since 1992. Using this framework, health and education have collaboratively developed this resource.

 

International Building Family School Partnerships that Work Website
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) English

NCPIE is a coalition of major education, community, public service, and advocacy organizations working to create meaningful family-school partnerships in every school in America.

 

International Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
National Network of Partnership Schools English

This manual explains how it is possible to have a successful partnership between schools and parents.

 

International Effective School Health Advisory Councils Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
North Carolina Healthy Schools English

This manual describes how to develop, implement, and run a health advisory council.

 

International Home, School, and Community Partnerships that Work Website
Iowa Department of Education English

This article discusses how partnerships between schools, families, and children must be based on mutual collaboration and communication.

 

International How to Organize a School Health Council Website
Kids' Health English

This presentation was developed to assist in organizing and establishing a School Health Council.

 

International Measure of School, Family, and Community Partnership Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory English

This instrument is designed to measure how your school involves parents, community members, and students. The measure is based on the framework of six types of involvement developed by Epstein (1995).

 

International National Coalition of Parent Involvement in Education Website
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education English

This site advocates the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.

 

International National Network of Partnership Schools Website
National Network of Partnership Schools English

This website has links to numerous resources based on research on parent, community, and school partnerships.

 

International School, Family, and Community Partnerships Book
By Joyce L. Epstein English

Available at:
National Network of Partnership Schools
Local or online bookstores

This book addresses a fundamental question facing education today: How can teachers and administrators be prepared to create positive relationships and productive partnerships with families and others in the community?

 

 
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