Benefits and Services

To assist members with their work, NNPS provides:

One copy of School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, Third Edition which includes research summaries, tools, and guidelines for developing effective partnership programs.
Certificate of membership.
Semi-annual newsletter, Type 2, which provides examples of best practices, solutions to challenges, and guidelines for continuous progress on partnerships.
Annual collection of Promising Partnership Practices, with good ideas for improving goal-oriented activities of family and community involvement.
Monthly e-briefs from NNPS Facilitators.
Technical assistance “on call” by phone and e-mail (nnps@csos.jhu.edu) from NNPS Facilitators.
Professional development conferences and training institutes in Baltimore. Discounts on registration for NNPS members.
Web-based conferences on strategies for program development.
Posters of the six types of involvement in English and Spanish.
Annual UPDATE survey to evaluate progress, assess challenges, and renew membership in NNPS for the next school year.
Annual summaries of UPDATE data from schools and districts in NNPS; and customized summaries of UPDATE data for districts with 8 schools or more in NNPS.
Website with program guidelines, research results, best practices from NNPS members.
Networking opportunities to learn about effective partnership practices from other schools, districts, states, and organizations.
Tools and training linked to NCLB, Sec. 1118 requirements for family involvement.
New research results, reports, tools, and materials as they are developed.
NNPS Incentive Items for ATP members and others who support school, family, and community partnerships.
Contract services for on-site basic training, advanced workshops, and conference events.
Membership forms

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