THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG
Family and community engagement is vital to creating successful schools and communities. The connections between these entities—when built on relationships, listening, welcoming, and shared decision making——can have multiple benefits for students, including higher grade point averages and test scores, better attendance, better social skills, increased motivation, and improved behavior. In addition, these connections also help to address many important non-school factors, such as community health, safety, and affordable housing (Ferlazzo, 2011). Every day throughout the country, school and community partnerships are making great progress in helping students succeed—and ultimately achieving their goal of helping young people become vital, contributing members of society.11-19-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Thanks to Millions of Professionals Who Support Our Students Everyday
Thanks to Millions of Professionals Who Support Our Students Everyday — Whole Child Education: Thanks to Millions of Professionals Who Support Our Students EverydaySupported, the fourth tenet of the ASCD Whole Child Initiative, says that each student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified caring adults. While teachers, administrators, and parents are often the most recog