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Engaging with Parents

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Video Summary

  • Schools should offer a variety of opportunities for parents to engage in school health activities.
  • Six types of involvement that schools can use to engage parents are as follows:
    1. Providing parenting support
    2. Communicating with parents
    3. Providing a variety of volunteer opportunities
    4. Supporting learning at home
    5. Encouraging parents to be part of decision making in schools
    6. Collaborating with the community
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Questions

What are some ways school staff can encourage parenting support?

What are some parenting topics that can be offered in parent education classes or workshops?

What types of communications can school staff send to parents?

How can school staff create opportunities for parents to volunteer?

What are some techniques to enhance learning at home?

What can school staff do to engage parents in decision making for school policies and practices?

What are community-based organizations?

How can schools collaborate with the community to promote parent engagement?


Links

CDC Check-In Questions [PDF - 1.3MB]

CDC Parent Engagement Overview Brochure [PDF - 3.9MB]

CDC Parent Engagement Fact Sheet: For School Districts and Administrators [PDF -  851KB]

CDC Parent Engagement Fact Sheet: For Teachers and Other Staff [PDF - 747KB]

CDC Parent Engagement Fact Sheet: For Parents and Families [PDF - 723KB]

Johns Hopkins University: National Network of Partnership Schools


Key Resources

Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K-12 [PDF - 9MB]

Parents for Healthy Schools: Making a Difference in Your Child’s School PowerPoint Presentation [PDF - 4MB]

Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health [PDF - 1.7MB]

Promoting Parent Engagement in School Health: A Facilitator’s Guide for Staff Development [PDF - 2.9MB]

Full Course Download [PDF - 532KB]
Training Tools for Healthy Schools