Title: Family-School Partnerships: 9 Beliefs and Attitudes for Success - Institute for Student Achievement
Headings: Family-School Partnerships: 9 Beliefs and Attitudes for Success
Family-School Partnerships: 9 Beliefs and Attitudes for Success
By Abner Oakes

Content: When students are experiencing school difficulties, school personnel and parents understand that two-way communication is necessary. Families and school personnel realize that they see the children’s behavior in their respective settings and, therefore, withhold judgment until both sides have had an opportunity to provide input. Blame is not attributed to only the family or only the school. Problem solving is based on a positive, strength-based orientation. Families and school personnel operate from a non-deficit model and they focus on strengths of individuals (educators, parents, student). School personnel view parents as resources for addressing educational concerns. Collaborative problem solving efforts help to foster optimism about what school personnel and families can accomplish by working together. Family-school relationships are cultivated and are sustained over time. Family- school relationships are an ongoing process. Families and educators work together within and across school years to address mutual concerns and provide mutual support for enhancing the learning progress of children and adolescents.