Discover practical strategies to foster meaningful connections with parents and families.
Parental engagement today changes the future of education for the students and parents of tomorrow. In Building Parent Capacity in High Poverty Schools, the educational leader known as ’the woman who makes schools work for the poor’ shares insightful strategies and personal stories to guide educators in fostering meaningful connections with parents. Leveraging her wealth of experience in education, Dr. Anderson underlines the vital role of family engagement and the integration of comprehensive support structures centered around families.
Underscoring the importance of nurturing parent capacity and cultivating authentic relationships with parents and community stakeholders, the book enables learning communities where parents are active participants in their child’s educational journey. Additional features include:
- Definitions of parent capacity, involvement, and engagement
- Learned and Lived’ stories highlighting school districts successfully supporting families and students
- In Action’ sections demonstrating the application of tools and strategies in different contexts
- A discussion of the significance of school funding and resource management
By moving from rhetoric to reality, from jargon to clarity, and from bake sales to budget considerations, this strikingly practical book offers tools, methods, and ideas that school leaders and educators can use to engage parents, build their capacity, and ultimately create a future of hope for generations to come.
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Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Understanding Parent Capacity and Its Role in School Success
Chapter 2: Building Relationships With Parents
Chapter 3: Walking the Talk
Chapter 4: Building Capacity Through Powerful Partnership
Chapter 5: Funding the Promise of a Better Future
Conclusion: Inspiration and Call to Action from Linda Brown
Appendices
Over de auteur
After serving as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent, in 2016 Tiffany Anderson Ed D, became the first African American female superintendent for Topeka Public Schools in Topeka, Kansas. home of Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court case that ended legal segregation. Dr. Anderson is the longest serving superintendent in Topeka Public Schools, and during her tenure, they gained 3 national Magna Awards from the National School Board Association under her leadership for their innovative approaches impacting families and the community. Over the decades of serving as a superintendent, Dr. Anderson′s transformational leadership approach in addressing the needs of families has been captured in publications that include articles, speaking engagements, a docuseries, and in 2016, she was selected by EDWeek as one of the nation′s 16 Leaders to Learn From. In 2023, the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) recognized Dr. Anderson with the national 2023 Women in School Leadership Award. Dr. Anderson attended Saint Louis University for her Bachelors, University of Missouri St. Louis for her Masters and Saint Louis University for her Doctorate. In 2022 Dr. Anderson received her Master’s in Divinity. She has served as adjunct faculty for multiple universities and for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, she is a Professor of Practice for Kansas State University, and she is a board member on the Kansas Board of Regents for the Technical Education Authority overseeing all two year colleges and technical schools. Dr. Anderson was the Co-Chair for the Commission for Racial Equity and Justice in Kansas and she is a leader in implementing strategies that build parent capacity in public health.
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