Partnership Standards

The Parent Academy provides training opportunities to schools interested in learning how to optimize their family-school partnerships.

The Parent Academy provides training aligned with the Department of Education’s Partnership Standards. Partnership Standards provide direction and ideas on how to work together effectively to help students prepare for college or a career, and outline responsibilities for schools and families.

What will schools learn?
The training sessions will help schools improve their existing parent engagement practices around the five Partnership Standards:

Fostering Communication
Encouraging Parent Involvement
Creating Welcoming Schools
Partnering for Student Success
Collaborating Effectively

Why should a school participate?
A school should participate because the Parent Academy offers:

Ongoing professional development workshops – Schools enrolled in the Parent Academy can send representatives to workshops facilitated by Long Island University professionals throughout the year. Workshop topics will cover areas within the Partnership Standards. The Parent Academy will strive to ensure that workshops are held in locations convenient to your school.

Opportunities for networking and collaborating with your peers – Selected schools will work with a peer group of 6-8 area-schools to refine and develop best practices around family engagement.

Access to online resources for direct and “turnkey” training models – Training videos, presentations, and other resources will be available to school-based teams to reinforce the lessons learned during professional development workshops. Materials will be adaptable to encourage teams to, in turn, train others within their school communities (i.e., “turnkey” training) to enhance parent engagement within their schools.

Direct assistance from Parent Academy staff – Selected schools will have the opportunity to receive individualized support from Parent Academy staff upon request.

How can schools enroll?
Speak with your School Leadership Team about joining the Parent Academy. When the application period for the 2013-2014 school year opens, a form will become available at http://www.nycparentacademy.org/. Once a school joins the Parent Academy, all parents, teachers, counselors, parent coordinators, and community-based organization members in that school can participate in Parent Academy activities.

Materials are available on the Standards on which workshops have been conducted.

Standard 1: Fostering Communication
This workshop provides participants with an overview of the importance of communication between schools and families, in addition to web-based resources that provide information with respect to student progress, support activities, and school-wide goals.
Standard 2: Encouraging Parent Involvement
This workshop will provide school teams with specific strategies they can use to engage families by suggesting meaningful roles they can play with their school communities in support of their children’s achievement. During breakout sessions, participants will brainstorm ways those strategies can be adapted to meet the individual needs of their school.
Standard 3: Creating Welcoming Schools
This workshop will being with a rationale for structuring school environments so that they are welcoming of families and encourage family involvement. During breakout sessions, specific strategies will be presented, with obstacles explored, and solutions presented. It will culminate in a list of creative and effective ideas that participants can immediately implement within their schools.
Standard 4: Partnering for Student Success
Schools engage families in setting high expectations for students and actively partner with parents to prepare students for their next level.
Standard 5: Collaborating Effectively
School community works together to make decisions about the academic and personal growth of students through school-wide goals.

You can also view the Partnership Standards document.

About Us Academics Choices & Enrollment Schools in the Community Offices & Programs Division of Family and Community Engagement Partnership Standards Parent Workshops Events Contact Us Rules & Policies Student Support, Safety & Activities Performance & Accountability	Partnership Standards The Parent Academy provides training opportunities to schools interested in learning how to optimize their family-school partnerships. The Parent Academy provides training aligned with the Department of Education’s Partnership Standards. Partnership Standards provide direction and ideas on how to work together effectively to help students prepare for college or a career, and outline responsibilities for schools and families. What will schools learn? The training sessions will help schools improve their existing parent engagement practices around the five Partnership Standards: Fostering Communication Encouraging Parent Involvement Creating Welcoming Schools Partnering for Student Success Collaborating Effectively Why should a school participate? A school should participate because the Parent Academy offers: Ongoing professional development workshops – Schools enrolled in the Parent Academy can send representatives to workshops facilitated by Long Island University professionals throughout the year. Workshop topics will cover areas within the Partnership Standards. The Parent Academy will strive to ensure that workshops are held in locations convenient to your school. Opportunities for networking and collaborating with your peers – Selected schools will work with a peer group of 6-8 area-schools to refine and develop best practices around family engagement. Access to online resources for direct and “turnkey” training models – Training videos, presentations, and other resources will be available to school-based teams to reinforce the lessons learned during professional development workshops. Materials will be adaptable to encourage teams to, in turn, train others within their school communities (i.e., “turnkey” training) to enhance parent engagement within their schools. Direct assistance from Parent Academy staff – Selected schools will have the opportunity to receive individualized support from Parent Academy staff upon request. How can schools enroll? Speak with your School Leadership Team about joining the Parent Academy. When the application period for the 2013-2014 school year opens, a form will become available at http://www.nycparentacademy.org/. Once a school joins the Parent Academy, all parents, teachers, counselors, parent coordinators, and community-based organization members in that school can participate in Parent Academy activities. Materials are available on the Standards on which workshops have been conducted. Standard 1: Fostering Communication This workshop provides participants with an overview of the importance of communication between schools and families, in addition to web-based resources that provide information with respect to student progress, support activities, and school-wide goals. Standard 2: Encouraging Parent Involvement This workshop will provide school teams with specific strategies they can use to engage families by suggesting meaningful roles they can play with their school communities in support of their children’s achievement. During breakout sessions, participants will brainstorm ways those strategies can be adapted to meet the individual needs of their school. Standard 3: Creating Welcoming Schools This workshop will being with a rationale for structuring school environments so that they are welcoming of families and encourage family involvement. During breakout sessions, specific strategies will be presented, with obstacles explored, and solutions presented. It will culminate in a list of creative and effective ideas that participants can immediately implement within their schools. Standard 4: Partnering for Student Success Schools engage families in setting high expectations for students and actively partner with parents to prepare students for their next level. Standard 5: Collaborating Effectively School community works together to make decisions about the academic and personal growth of students through school-wide goals. You can also view the Partnership Standards document.