Engagement Interview / Building Analysis

Assignment:

Interview a school member (either a school leader, school counselor, or a classroom teacher), and a parent relating to effective family involvement practices, and school policies & procedures that encourage family involvement. Obtain samples of ways that school counselors, teachers, individual schools, and school districts involve and communicate with families. Provide examples from a current or past school where you have been a staff member in the building and note how the school and district welcomed and involved families.

You need to have at least 3 in-text citations to show evidence and support of your statements either from the textbook or other sources.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Engagement Interview/Building Analysis
Schools and teachers in particular play an important role in nurturing the wellbeing of students. Besides imparting knowledge, teachers can help to shape the general life and wellbeing of students. However, although teacher is at the center of the academic welfare of students, the value of family involvement cannot be underestimated. Research indicates that parent involvement in school activities has a direct correlation with student behavior and performance as well as better social skills. This work looks at the effective family involvement and a personal account of how the school and district involve families. The responses to these areas will be determined by interviewing a school leader.
Ways that Schools involve and Communicate with Families
As indicated in the introduction, family involvement in school activities is a step towards fully addressing the needs of students. There are many strategies that schools’ counselors, teachers, individual schools and school districts can use to communicate and involve families. The first way is that schools often have specific days dedicated to having…