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Premises:
-
Family
support
practices
are
effective
in
engaging
families
and, in
partnership
with
schools
and
communities,
provide
essential
strategies
for
increasing
student
achievement.
-
Family
support is
a
cross-systems
approach
and a
framework
for
practice
that
enhances
student
learning
and
well-being
by
changing
individual
and
organizational
behavior.
-
Family
support is
an
approach
and belief
system for
working
with
families
and
communities.
-
Family
support is
based on
individual
values,
attitudes
and
behaviors
that
collectively
foster
effective
family
partnership
in
learning.
Goals for
the Center:
Develop
a Center
within the
higher
education
community to
champion
family
supportive
schools and
communities
as a vehicle
for improved
student
learning and
success.
Support
research,
case
studies,
documentation
and
evaluation
of
family-centered
work in
schools and
communities.
Create
a standard
of practice
and
competencies
in family
support
practices on
which to
credential
and evaluate
teachers,
school
administrators.
Develop
curricula
within
elementary,
secondary,
and special
education
teacher
preparation
programs,
and
preparation
programs for
school
administrators.
Integrate
these
curricula
into
existing
programs for
the
preparation
of teachers
and school
administrators
at
participating
consortium
institutions.
Disseminate
the new
curricula to
colleges/schools
of education
in
Washington
via a
statewide
consortium
of higher
education
institutions.
Create
a
clearinghouse
for best and
promising
practices in
school-based
and school-linked
family
support, and
effective
strategies
for
involving
business,
local
government,
and other
human
service
agencies in
supporting
and
encouraging
family
engagement
in both
school and
out of
school
environments.
Develop
an
infrastructure
for future
development
of other
impact areas
(schools,
parents,
policymakers,
business,
community),
continuous
improvement,
and ongoing
monitoring
and
evaluation
of results.
Teacher and
administrator
curricula
will be
based on the
following
principles
and
resources:
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