Parentships in a PLC at Work?: Forming and Sustaining School-Home Relationships With Families (An action plan for meaningful school improvement)

Kyle Palmer

ISBN 10: 1952812518 / ISBN 13: 9781952812514

Published by Solution Tree Press, 2022

About this Item

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Seller Inventory # 00093905606

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parentships in a PLC at Work?: Forming and Sustaining School-Home Relationships With Families (An action plan for meaningful school improvement)
• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1952812518
• ISBN 13: 9781952812514
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Parents and guardians can be a powerful resource for teachers, but it takes skill and confidence to build partnerships, or parentships, and proactively engage in a positive way. Kyle Palmer draws from his experience as both a principal of a Model PLC at WorkⓇ school and a parent to offer practical strategies for including parents or guardians as part of your collaborative culture focused on student learning.

PreK–12 teachers, counselors, social workers, and principals will:

• Understand the basics of PLCs and parentships
• Learn how parentships can integrate into and enhance the PLC process
• Create mission and vision statements for parentships in a PLC
• Use specific strategies to enhance your parentship and engage effectively with parents
• Maintain an effective parentship into the future

Contents:
Introduction
Part I: Foundations of Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 1: Understanding Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 2: Creating Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 3: Creating Shared Mission and Vision Statements for Your Parentship
Chapter 4: Creating Values and Goals for Your Parentship
Part II: Strategies for Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 5: Strategies Related to Curriculum
Chapter 6: Strategies Related to Individual Student Progress
Chapter 7: Strategies Related to Parental Engagement
Chapter 8: Strategies for Building Stronger Parent Relationships
Chapter 9: Strategies for Monitoring and Sustaining Your Parentship
Epilogue: Now What?
References and Resources
Index

About the Author

Kyle Palmer, EdD, is the award-winning principal of Lewis and Clark Elementary in Liberty, Missouri. Dr. Palmer is a passionate believer in the power of professional learning communities (PLCs) and uses his leadership experiences to help schools build collaborative cultures and implement technology to become future ready.
Kyle was named the Distinguished Principal for the Clay-Platte region of the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals in 2013 and won the New Principal Award from the same region in 2009. Under his leadership, Lewis and Clark was designated as a Model PLC School by Solution Tree, as well as an ICLE Model School in 2015 and 2016 by the International Center for Leadership in Education.
He received his bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa, his master's degree in education leadership from Drake University, and his doctorate in education leadership from Baker University.