Family partnerships can help close the achievement gap, if you believe it can. This presentation will provide an overview of the barriers that lead to the objectification of families which results in deficit-oriented strategies. An overview of the research on family partnership, coupled with best practices that support academic achievement, will be presented.
Community Engagement Coordinator, West Contra Costa USD
“... Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer ‘Tomorrow,’ his name is today!” wrote Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American... Read More →
