**Article: New Ground: Data Systems Transform Family Engagement in Education; Heather B. Weiss, M. Elena Lopez, & Deborah R. Stark; Breaking Harvard Family Research Project; January 2011; Harvard Graduate School of Education, 3 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138, 617-495-9108, www.hfrp.org.
The following resource is a powerhouse of knowledge for Parent Involvement for our district.
** Mary Jo Knarzer, Parent Involvement
The following survey helped me to determine the sense of urgency for APTT in our school.
** A survey sent to staff members at Meadow Park Elementary School with the following results:
- How many students do you have in your classroom? 17.5 students
- How many of your parents attend conferences? 74%
- How much time do you typically spend per conference? 34.79 min. (Which averages to about 10.147 hours for each class set of individual conferences per teacher.)
I am not familiar with the New Ground article but I know Mary Jo Knarzer. I took one of her classes and the information I got about student led conferences was great. I think your survey results are interesting. We only have parent conferences when needed and because of our schedule the conference only last about 20 minutes, which never seems to be enough time. I am interested to see where your project goes and maybe Middle School teachers can benefit.
ReplyDeleteThese all sound like great resources. I love the idea of surveying the teachers. Mary Jo always has amazing ideas. I usually have at least two conferences with EVERY parent and even more if they are in the TST process. I also call each and every parent after the first day of school to tell the parents about our procedures and expectations. Having one meeting would definitely limit those phone calls!
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