Spring, 2001, No. 10 National Network of Partnership Schools
www.partnershipschools.org=Improved National Network Website
Have you visited the Network’s website lately? The National Network of Partnership School’s website, www.partnershipschools.org, offers many exciting new resources. The homepage has a fresh new look to make site navigation easier. You may visit “Q & A” to read and share ideas about meeting important challenges with good partnership practices. At the top of the page, “Search” for topics that interest you, or check “What’s New” on the website. Three sections have been added to help schools, districts, and states strengthen their leadership and partnership programs.
TIPS Interactive Homework
Network members across the country are beginning to use Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) to design interactive homework in math, science, language arts, and other subjects. Link to the TIPS section on the website to learn how interactive homework promotes student success. Review new guidelines, goals, and strategies for organizing a TIPS program. Download sample TIPS activities and blank templates to begin designing assignments that match your curriculum. Find information for ordering TIPS manuals, prototype activities, and training materials. Also see information on TIPS Volunteers in Social Studies and Art to learn how to integrate art appreciation in social studies classes in the middle grades with the help of parent volunteers.
Middle and High School
Partnership ProgramsLink to "Middle and High Schools" for new resources for developing partnership programs in middle and high schools. Read about creative and successful family and community involvement activities submitted by Network members from middle and high schools across the country. Learn how your middle or high school can develop a goal-oriented partnership program to improve students’ performance in reading and math, increase attendance, assure successful transitions across school levels, and help students plan for college or careers.
District and State Leadership
Another new website section, “Districts and States,” focuses on important topics for district, state, and organization leaders. Review promising practices from district and state members, post a message for other district and state leaders, and get information about leadership development opportunities from the National Network of Partnership Schools.
Bookmark the Network’s website, www.partnershipschools.org, and visit often for updated information and useful resources to strengthen your programs of school, family, and community partnerships for student success. If you would like to establish a reciprocal link with the Network’s website, contact Beth Simon at nnps@csos.jhu.edu or 410-516-8887. Then, visitors to the National Network website will also be able to learn about your program of school, family, and community partnerships.
