Planning to Improve: Guiding Questions

Strategies

• What types of professional development and outreach would foster collaboration among school staff, families, and community members?
  • To improve communication?
  • To increase families’ role in student learning (i.e., develop meaningful family-friendly, homework assignments)?

Ideas for Teacher Preparation in Family Involvement 
www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/pubications-resources, click on teacher preparation and professional development

Timelines

• Based on your goal, who is responsible for each strategy?
• When will it happen?
• What methods or measures will help guide your activities and track progress?

Resources

• Do you have what you need to complete your work? (human resources, materials, technology)
• How will you address the gaps in resources? (think innovatively and creatively, tap new ideas and resources)