New and Improved - Revisit Five Simple Principles and Engage With Every Family
Join Dr. Steve Constantino as he outlines a pathway and process to engage every family on the journey toward improved student learning, including the traditionally disengaged. Revisions and additions include updated research to ensure a firmer foundation for each of its five simple principles as well as:
• A deeper dive into the idea of empowering families to work alongside teachers for improved learning
• A subtle switch from building to developing relationships, and how trust is at the core of that difference
• Reflections about implicit bias, equitable learning outcomes, and the role family engagement plays
For over twenty-five years, Dr. Steve Constantino has captivated thousands of teachers, administrators, school board members, and businesspeople from the United States and around the world. His keynote presentations and workshops have been featured in local, state, regional, national, and international conferences. Working as a high school principal in 1995, he stumbled across research about the effects of family engagement on student learning and was immediately convinced that this was the missing ingredient in helping all children learn.
Steve’s work quickly gained national prominence, and soon he began traveling the United States, speaking, and working with all types of educators, school board members, and businesses to promote sound practices in family engagement that result in increased academic achievement for all students. His natural gifts as a motivating orator, coupled with his knowledge and practical experience, make him one of the most sought-after speakers in the field of family engagement.
Steve began his career as an instrumental music teacher and later became an assistant principal, principal, deputy superintendent, and district superintendent. Steve is the former chief academic officer and acting superintendent of public instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Today, Steve is an executive professor at the William & Mary School of Education where he teachers in the Education Policy, Planning and Leadership department and continues to travel the globe helping schools, districts, and organizations to engage every family.
ForewordPrefacePublisher’s AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorChapter 1: Would Every Family Choose You?Customers Make Paydays PossibleEvery Opportunity Is a Marketing OpportunitySome Ideas to Get StartedReality, Perceptions, and BeliefsFinally, the Secret to Success!The Importance of CaringThe Importance of ProcessThe Need for LeadershipChapter 2: A Quick Note About Motivating TeachersThree Kinds of Teachers: A Slightly Humorous LookCan I Get a Copy of That?My Dumb IdeaChapter 3: Equity, Bias, and Family DisengagementIsn’t Forever Long Enough?What Is Equity?Culturally Responsive Family EngagementImplicit BiasWhy Do Families Disengage?The Cycle of DisengagementWhy Some Families Stay Away From SchoolsThe Very FewCase Study: Ernest B.Chapter 4: Engaging Every Family in Middle and High SchoolWhy Do Families Disengage From Secondary Schools?Academic Socialization and Home-Based EngagementDesigning Family Engagement at the Secondary School LevelChapter 5: An Introduction to the Five Simple PrinciplesWhere to StartIntroducing the Five Simple PrinciplesThe Logic ModelThe Five Simple Principles Further DefinedChapter 6: Principle #1: A Culture that Engages Every FamilyCulture Drives EverythingCultures and SubculturesCultural ChallengesBreaking the CycleSchool Culture DefinedSchool District Inconsistency with FamiliesStart With PolicyCulture Case Study: The Science ProjectCreating a Culture to Engage Every FamilyChapter 7: Principle #2: Communicate Effectively and Develop RelationshipsIt’s the Little ThingsCase Study: I Know What They Think of MeUnderstanding the Importance of RelationshipsWith FamiliesWorking With the “Hard to Reach”Home VisitsWorking With Families With Limited English ProficiencyEngaging With Families of Children With Special NeedsCase Study: Jonathan and the Self-Contained English ClassThe Role of Fear and Trust in Relationships With FamiliesCase Studies: What Could Have Been Done Differently?Ideas to Promote Trusting Relationships Between Schools and Every FamilyThe Welcoming Environment of SchoolsCustomer ServiceWelcoming Every FamilyIssues and Solutions in Communicating With FamiliesConnecting Communication and Relationships With TechnologyCommunicate Effectively and Build RelationshipsChapter 8: Principle #3: Build Family EfficacyWhat Is Efficacy?The Weekly FolderCreating the Transparent SchoolCase Study: Class Isn’t the Same Without YouFamily–Student–Teacher ConferencesDo We Need to Interact With Every Family?What Motivates Families?Interactive Homework Design: Invisible EngagementSharing Data With FamiliesCase Study: Trying to Talk to the Math TeacherCase Study: Teaching Responsibility?A Critical Component of Inviting Family ParticipationBuilding Successful Relationships That Promote Family EfficacyChapter 9: Principle #4: Engage Every Family In Decision MakingProblems and SolutionsWhere We Are TodayLet Every Family Have a SayA Working DefinitionHow to Select FamiliesGetting Back to the Tip of the SpearCase Study: The Uniform PolicyChapter 10: Principle #5: Engage The Greater CommunityThe Power of CommunitySocial Capital and Modern School–Community PartnershipsCommunity Schools and Asset MappingThe Advantages of Community SchoolsThe Start of an Asset MapThe Idea of Collective ImpactHow Community Connections Can HelpThe Necessary Ingredients for Successful Community EngagementThe Benefits of Engaging the CommunityAdditional Benefits of School–Community PartnershipsDesigning Community EngagementChapter 11: Taking Action And Measuring SuccessStart with DataGoal StatementsNow It’s Your TurnEngage Every Family: Five Simple PrinciplesEpilogue: Exceeding ExpectationsTwo Huge QuestionsReferencesIndex