The Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project at the Center for Applied Psychology in Partnership with the Office of Educational Support Services in the Division of Student Services at the New Jersey Department of Education presents:

Parents, Community Members and Organizations

This workshop will provide school districts and individual schools with practical strategies for improving collaboration with parents and community groups. Educators will learn how to actively involve parents and community groups with local school efforts to improve student education and build stronger communities.

• Steps that you can take to build a strong working relationship with parents and communities.
  
• Seeing beyond PTA’s and “class moms” as the main form of active parental involvement.
  
• How to include learning approaches through the school curriculum for building relationships with community organizations using strategies such as service learning.
  
• Tips for including “empty nesters’ and “zero child adults” in your districts planning.
  
• Leveraging win-win opportunities with local businesses.

Below is the link to the full video as well as the chapter links to different sections of the video. This video is best viewed using Windows Media Player.

Funds for the Title IV-A and Unsafe School Choice Option Training and Technical Assistance Project and this program were provided in full by a grant to the New Jersey Department of Education from the United States Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program.

To get the full benefit of this program, please take a moment to locate the workshop materials file and print out a copy of the workshop handouts so you will be able to follow along with the presentation.

Effective Collaborations with Parents, Community Members and Organizations workshop handout materials link, click here:

Download Workshop Handout

This handout includes information and workshop exercises.

This video is a part of a series which includes:

Conducting Practical Needs Assessment

Evaluating the Comprehensive Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Results.

Planning and Implementing a comprehensive Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program

Updating Your District’s Harassment Intimidation and Bullying Policy.

If you have questions or comments, please contact the Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities project at: Sdfsc@rci.rutgers.edu

Or call 732-445-6173

Mail may be sent to:

Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Additional information can be found by visiting the project web site at:

Click on each individual chapter to view that portion of the workshop. You will need to click on each chapter that you wish to view. You will be able to use the controls in Windows Media Player to fast forward, or to repeat sections as you watch the presentation.

 

 

Project Staff (seen in this video)

Project Director                                            Dr. Bradford C. Lerman

Members of the Panel Discussion

Deborah Hect, Ph.D                                      Center for Advanced Study in Education, CUNY

Todd Slawsky, M.Ed                                    Answer’s Sexuality Education Training Initiative

William H. Trusheim, Ed.D.                         Principal, Pequannock Valley Middle School

Produced By:                                                The Rutgers Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Project

Staff from the Office of Educational Support Services

Division of Student Services

New Jersey Department of Education

Editor:                                                            Thomas Sanitate