Activities and Publications

The following articles and publications offer valuable information about increasing family involvement in schools and enhancing collaborative relationships between schools and families.

• It Takes a Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act
• Parent Involvement in Schools: Best Practices Brief
• School/Family/Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share
• Supporting Parent, Family and Community Involvement in Your School
• Parental Involvement: A Key to Student Achievement
• Family Involvement Is as Easy as Pie!
• Strong Families, Strong Schools

Websites

• National Network for Parent Involvement in Education
• National Network of Partnership Schools-John’s Hopkins University
• Comer School Development Program-Yale University
• Fine Network of Educators-Harvard University
• Project Appleseed
• Family Friendly Schools
• CT State Department of Education: School-Family-Community Partnerships
• US Department of Education-Parent Involvement
• The IRIS Center

Books

• 101 Ways to Create Real Family Engagement Steven M. Constantino
• A New Wave of Evidence Anne T. Henderson & Karen L. Mapp
• Schools and Families: Creating Essential Connections for Learning Sandra Christenson & Susan M. Sheridan
• Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family School Partnerships Anne T. Henderson, Vivian Johnson, Karen L. Mapp, and Don Davies
• The Evidence Continues to Grow: Parent Involvement Improves Student Achievement Anne T. Henderson
• Preparing Educators to Involve Families: From Theory to Practice Harvard Family Research Project