Family, School, and Community Partnerships

Component Definition: 

Families, early-childhood programs, schools, and communities actively partnering to develop, implement, and evaluate effective and equitable practices to improve educational outcomes for children and youth.

Documents and Webinars:

• FSCP Guidance Article (PDF in English); Spanish version (PDF); Arabic version (PDF)
• FSCP Practice Profile 
• SACPIE Higher Education FSCP Considerations (10-minute video recording)
• Reference list for Higher Education Resources for FSCP (Word)
• Family - Professional Partnerships Tutorial Video for Higher Education,from University of Northern Colorado Professor, Dr. Tracy Mueller
• April 2018 CSEAC Power of Partnerships Webinar Archive (80 minutes)
• Family & School Partnership in Education Oct. 2018 Proclamation-English version (PDF)
• Asociación educativa de la familia y la escuela-Spanish version of Oct. 2018 Proclamation (PDF)
• CDE Research Briefs and FSCP Keys 
• Promising Partnership Practices (2015-2018)
• Teachers Involving Students in Homework (TIPS) - CDE materials

Websites:

• CDE Parent and Family Resources page
• Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP)
• State Advisory Council on Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE)
• Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC)
• Global Family Research Project
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE)
• National Parent Teacher Association
• School Community Network - Just Connect

Articles:

• Engaging Families in Early Childhood Education
• Partnering with Families in an RtI Framework: Colorado Department of Education
• Powerful Parents
• Schools, Families, and Response to Intervention
• Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families