OAE Community & Family Engagement Flashcards
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Research on family engagement consistently shows that the most important factor in increasing meaningful participation is:
Answer: Building trusting, two-way relationships between families and school staff
Studies show that trust and genuine two-way communication are the foundational conditions for meaningful family engagement that improves student outcomes.
The 'funds of knowledge' framework encourages educators to view family and community cultural practices as:
Answer: Valuable assets and resources that can enrich instruction
The 'funds of knowledge' framework, developed by Moll and colleagues, recognizes that families possess rich cultural and intellectual resources that teachers can draw upon to make learning more relevant.
A school principal working to engage families from diverse linguistic backgrounds should FIRST ensure:
Answer: Critical communications are translated and interpreters are available
Meaningful engagement of linguistically diverse families requires proactive translation of key documents and professional interpretation services, not reliance on student translators.
Epstein's Framework of Six Types of Involvement includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Financial contributions
Epstein's six types are Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering, Learning at Home, Decision Making, and Collaborating with Community — financial contributions are not a category.
When communicating sensitive information about a student to a family, a school leader should FIRST:
Answer: Call the family to establish dialogue and explain the situation personally
Direct, personal communication by phone or in person is the appropriate first step for sensitive matters, as it allows for dialogue, questions, and relationship preservation.
A school that schedules parent-teacher conferences only during daytime hours is MOST likely creating barriers for which group of families?
Answer: Working families who cannot leave their jobs during school hours
Daytime-only scheduling disproportionately excludes families where all adults work hourly jobs or jobs that do not allow daytime leave.