English Language Development

In addition, the National Parent Teacher Association has developed National Standards for Family-
School Partnerships. They include the following:

• Standard 1: Welcoming all families into the school community


• Standard 2: Communicating effectively


• Standard 3: Supporting student success


• Standard 4: Speaking up for every child


• Standard 5: Sharing power


• Standard 6: Collaborating with community.
  The organization’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Assessment Guide provides
  several indicators for each of the standards. The indicators, presented in the form of a rubric, include
  examples for what good practice looks like at the emerging, progressing, and excelling levels. Figure
  11.10 provides the rubric for one indicator of Standard 4.

Figure 11.10. One Indicator of Standard 4 of the National PTA Standards for Family-
School Partnerships

Indicators Quality of Implementation

Level 3

Excelling

Highly functioning

level of development

and implementation

Level 2

Progressing

Functioning level of

development and

implementation

Level 1

Emerging

Limited level of

development and

implementation

Learning about

resources

Guidance counselors,

parent advocates,

and teachers work

with families to

take advantage

of resources and

programs that

support student

success. They target

families who may not

know how to access

these resources.

For example, they

work with families

whose children are

underrepresented

in advanced classes

to encourage their

sons and daughters

to take higher-level

courses.

Meetings at school

and in the community

help families better

understand students’

options for extra

academic support or

enrichment.

For example, the PTA/

parent group and

school co-sponsor

informational sessions

on after-school and

summer learning

programs.

The PTA/parent

group helps develop

and distribute

information about

available programs

and resources, such

as magnet programs

in math, science, and

Advanced Placement

classes.

For example, the

school and parent

group create a school

handbook with

academic resources

that is available in all

languages spoken in

the community.

Source

National PTA. National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Assessment Guide.

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