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NetworkNetworkJanuary 22, 2009January 22, 2009

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California Action Plan for PartnershipsCalifornia Action Plan for Partnerships Objectives and goals proposed by the California Action Objectives and goals proposed by the California Action

Plan for Partnerships. This is a statewide initiative to Plan for Partnerships. This is a statewide initiative to mobilize school, family and community partnerships at a mobilize school, family and community partnerships at a state level in order to bring together the necessary state level in order to bring together the necessary leadership and resources to close the achievement gap leadership and resources to close the achievement gap and increase the graduation rates of California’s students.and increase the graduation rates of California’s students.

Action Team for Partnerships – The National Network of Action Team for Partnerships – The National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) has proposed to create an Partnership Schools (NNPS) has proposed to create an Action Team for Partnerships at Districts and School Sites. Action Team for Partnerships at Districts and School Sites. These are school site action teams that develop a plan and These are school site action teams that develop a plan and

deploy activities which directly support both academic and deploy activities which directly support both academic and school climate goals as outlined in the Single Plan for school climate goals as outlined in the Single Plan for Student Achievement. The ATP may focus on one or more Student Achievement. The ATP may focus on one or more types of parent involvement under the “Six Types of types of parent involvement under the “Six Types of Involvement” Joyce Epstein’s model.Involvement” Joyce Epstein’s model.

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Parent Involvement Standards: This instrument Parent Involvement Standards: This instrument is to establish strong, healthy and systematic is to establish strong, healthy and systematic parent involvement in education statewide.parent involvement in education statewide. CDE has engaged the assistance of the California CDE has engaged the assistance of the California

Comprehensive Center at West Ed to develop a Comprehensive Center at West Ed to develop a tool describing expectation programstool describing expectation programs

The framework will provide guidance to districts, The framework will provide guidance to districts, county offices of education, schools and parents county offices of education, schools and parents as they plan, implement and evaluate strategies as they plan, implement and evaluate strategies that effectively involve families to support student that effectively involve families to support student achievement.achievement.

It was discussed to have this instrument tied in to It was discussed to have this instrument tied in to the Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM)the Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM)

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Resources brought to the Family Area Resources brought to the Family Area Network:Network: The Parent Friendly NotebookThe Parent Friendly Notebook The Latino Educational Attainment (LEA) The Latino Educational Attainment (LEA)

InitiativeInitiative Educational Guide for Parents andEducational Guide for Parents and The 10 Education Commandments for Parents The 10 Education Commandments for Parents

bookletsbooklets Garden Grove will hold a Trainer of Trainers if Garden Grove will hold a Trainer of Trainers if

anyone is interested.anyone is interested.

Family and School Family and School Community PartnershipsCommunity Partnerships

Report back from Report back from BaltimoreBaltimore

Electronic Portfolio Electronic Portfolio ResourcesResources

AdjournAdjourn

Next Meeting: Thursday, February 19, 2009Next Meeting: Thursday, February 19, 2009