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Successful Partnerships with Parents and Community

Self Advocate

Workshops to understand IEP and parent role

Opportunities to voice concerns Welcoming different perspectives.

Emotional Intelligence

Empathy: Listening and understanding various perspectives

Build Trust with all stakeholders

How to Overcome discriminatory biases and systemic barriers

Parent Involvement Committee and School Council

Casual conversations before and after school

Use various online platforms to communicate. E.g., Twitter, Facebook, School-Day

Translators available during meetings

Materials available in multiple languages

Epstein's Framework

Collaborating with community: Involving community interest in school projects: Outdoor learning, food gardens

Decision Making: Parent Involvement committee, School council

Learning at Home: Home reading, Family activities like making play-doh to practice measurement

Volunteering: Multiple volunteering opportunities based on parent interest

Communicating: Use multiple ways to communicate in multiple languages, use translation apps like Deepl and Talking points to communicate in students home language

Parenting: workshops, settlement worker, social worker, curriculum nights

Vision: Parents are welcomed, respected, and valued by the school community as partners in their children's learning and development

Welcoming environment. Parents are partners

Parents are part of various school committees. Are involved in decision making at school

Positive climate that is safe and secure