Quotes for the Day . . .
“Parent involvement is defined as having an awareness of and involvement in schoolwork, understanding of the interaction between parenting skills and student success in schooling, and a commitment to consistent communication with educators about student progress.”
~ Andrews and Pate, National Middle School Association, 2006
“The way schools care about children is reflected in the way schools care about the children’s families.”
~Dr. Joyce L. Epstein, National Network of Partnership Schools
“Many years of research show that involving families and the community contributes to children’s academic and social success. The evidence is consistent, positive, and convincing: families have a major influence on their children’s achievement. When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.”
~Henderson, Mapp 2007
“…the problems of educational achievement and academic success demand resources beyond the scope of the school and of most families.”
~Heath and McLaughlin (1987)
“Nothing is more important to the success in schools than the quality of relationships between and among students, staff and parents.”
~Dr. James P. Comer
“The most effective forms of parent involvement are those which engage parents in working directly with their children on learning activities at home.”
~ Cotton and Wikelund, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
“Middle and high school students whose families remain involved in these ways make better transitions, maintain the quality of their work, develop realistic plans for the future, and are less likely to drop out.” ~Henderson, Mapp, 2007
“Parents' effort is more important for a child's educational attainment than the school's effort, which in turn is more important than the child's own effort.”
~Gianni De Fraja and Tania Oliveira, 2010
“Schools would need to increase per pupil spending by more than $1,000 in order to achieve the same results that are gained with parental involvement.”
~Houtenville and Conway, 2008
“We cannot change past patterns of school, family, and community partnerships, but we can shape the future.”
~Adapted from School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools,
Dr. Joyce L. Epstein, National Network of Partnership Schools, 2011
“The level of parent involvement at schools is not determined by parent interest or apathy. The level of parent involvement is determined by whether or not appropriate strategies and structures are in place to facilitate the participation of parents.”
~Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University
“We do what we know. In order to do more, we need to know more.”
~ Brenda Thomas, National Network of Partnership Schools, 2015
“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”
~ Thomas S. Monson